SaaS healthcare solution for Singapore
Singapore General Hospital (SGH) will introduce an e-health record and management system by the end of 2009. The Community Care Management Solution (CCMS) will be accessible to all wards and polyclinics.
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Scottish NHS to invest
Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech projects to help more patients to be treated quicker and closer to home.
Philips announces breakthrough in medical imaging technology
Royal Philips Electronics recently announced the first 3D imaging results obtained with a new imaging technology called Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI).
Clinical Solutions launches web-based health tools
Clinical software specialist Clinical Solutions is launching a group of web-based tools for symptom assessment, health information and public health incident management.
Wikipedia-plus launched for medics
The Medpedia Project has launched a beta version of what it hopes will become the world
Temerloh hospital implements new Microsoft Amalga HIS
Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (HoSHAS), a 498-bed hospital located in Temerloh, Malaysia, will implement Microsoft’s new Amalga Hospital Information System (HIS) and the Microsoft Amalga RIS/PACS to help realize its goal to become a model “e-hospital” in Malaysia.
Global HIS market to cross USD 35 Billion by 2015
Increasing awareness among medical service patrons on the benefits of using Information Technology in the healthcare sector, coupled with growing demand for affordable-yet quality healthcare services is forcing hospitals and other medical centers to adopt IT in their daily operations.
GTI plans to invest INR 250 cr in healthcare
New York-based private equity (PE) firm GTI Group is setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary, India Management Company, to invest INR 250 crore into Indian healthcare sector.
Heart patients with pacemakers can now undergo MRI
A cardiac patient with a pacemaker implanted inside his chest can now finally undergo an MRI scan. The world’s first MRI-compatible pacemaker has now been used on Indian patients.
IGMH, Maldives to be managed by Apollo Hospitals
Vice President of the Republic Dr. Mohamed Waheed has indicated IGMH would soon be jointly managed by the Maldivian government and Apollo Hospitals of India, one of the largest healthcare organizations in the region.
MCI regulations relaxed for hospitals in rural areas
The Government has asked the Medical Council of India to revise the norms prescribed for opening of new medical colleges to enable opening of colleges in rural and under served areas, Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare told the Rajya Sabha recently.
Proposals for over 60 new med colleges sent to MCI
Even as it ruled out any major shortage of post-graduate medical seats, the Government recently said proposals for over 60 new medical colleges have been sent to the Medical Council of India (MCI) and norms relaxed for establishment of new colleges.
KTwo Technology launches new products
KTwo Technology Solutions launched ‘Kshema-Track’ ZigBee based patient flow and asset tracking solution recently. The product is an advanced Hospital Information Management System (HIMS) with radio frequency identification technology (RFID).
