European firms sign global e-health deals
Two large European e-health suppliers have announced new deals to conduct healthcare work internationally, in the last month.
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New business models dot medical outsourcing
Indian hospitals are upping the ante on outsourcing. Instead of making heavy capital investments on expensive diagnostic equipment, costing INR 1.5 to INR 5 crore for MRI & CT scans, hospitals are opting for newer pay-per-use and outsourced models.
Global healthcare IT firm enters Pune
US-based healthcare information technology services firm Eclipsys has set up its second India unit in Pune to support its cleint base in Europe, US and Australia.
New visual control system for patient management
McKesson has launched Horizon Enterprise Visibility, a
PremjiInvest puts US$ 20 mn in HealthCare Global
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd said on Monday PremjiInvest, a fund sponsored by Wipro’s Azim Premji, has invested US$ 20 million in the company.
India health insurance seen rising, but concerns stay
Despite a penetration of just 2-3 percent, health insurance accounts for about 16 percent of the industry’s total premium collection.
Apollo DKV Insurance to invest INR 5 billion in India
Health insurer Apollo DKV Insurance Co. Ltd plans to invest up to 5 billion rupees in the next five years to increase market share.
Global Hospitals expanding in Karnataka
The hub and spoke model is increasingly being adopted to deliver high-end healthcare in smaller cities and one of the newest hospital chains to use this expansion route is the Global Hospital.
Point of care monitoring expands market
Patients wary of medical negligence and unnecessary tests by doctors need not be nervous at the time of hospitalisation anymore. The government is in the process of framing clinical guidelines for the treatment of widely-prent diseases. Doctors would have to follow these guidelines.
Government working on framing clinical guidelines for doctors
Patients wary of medical negligence and unnecessary tests by doctors need not be nervous at the time of hospitalisation anymore. The government is in the process of framing clinical guidelines for the treatment of widely-prent diseases. Doctors would have to follow these guidelines.
AllOne personal health records for mobiles
AllOne Health Group (AHG) has launched AllOne Mobile
Health record microchip injected under skin
Healthcare RFID systems provider VeriChip Corporation has launched its first-ever direct-to-consumer marketing campaign for its personal health record microchip which is injected under the skin of patients.
Connected health in Balearic Islands
All public hospitals and around 80 connected Primary Health Centers in the Balearic Islands are now connected to a joint network, where the use of a master patient index is enabling Balearic doctors to access patient data and medical findings anytime.
