Barco upgrades 3D imaging software
Belgium medical imaging specialist Barco has released an updated version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualisation software suite, integrated into Agfa
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Hayes in partnership with InterSystems
Hayes Management Consulting, an industry leader in healthcare consulting, and InterSystems Corporation, a leading provider of innovative database and integration software for connected healthcare, have signed a partnership agreement to provide integration technology solutions to the global healthcare IT markets.
Australia’s Ramsay eyes offshore expansion
Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, expects to grow core earnings by 10-12 per cent this year as it scours France, Spain, India and the United States for new businesses to buy.
Cisco sees return on staff PHRs
Managers at network technology giant Cisco Systems say the company is saving more than USD 4 for every USD 1 it invests in its employees’ health care using personal electronic healthcare records.
Medical data breach insurance offered in US
Members of a US healthcare purchasing alliance are now able to take out insurance to cover the financial costs of data breaches.
Apollo Hospitals working with TCS for patient ID number
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd is working on a project that would give each of its patients a Universal Hospital Identification Number (UHIN).
Seattle fund bankrolls Asian private hospital chain
Columbia Pacific, a Seattle investment firm, said it has raised USD 135 million to go after the Indian market. Its Asian venture, Columbia Asia, has 13 facilities in Malaysia, India, Indonesia and Vietnam
Estonia takes steps to e-health
The Estonian Government has approved of the package of regulations which paves the way to the introduction of digital health records.
Technology can deliver cheaper healthcare, says Intel chief
Intel chief Craig Barrett has drawn his attention to an Indian organisation, Health Management and Research Institute (HMRI), to bring home the point of technology, making it possible to deliver affordable healthcare.
HLL, ILFS ink MoU for medical park
Hindustan Latex (HLL)has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) for developing an integrated medical devices and diagnostic manufacturing park (MediPark) at Chengalpet near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Thomson Reuters, CareEvolution develop innovative EMR system
Thomson Reuters and CareEvolution are working together to deliver an alternative to the chronological medical record
Omaxe to develop medical college and hospital at Saharanpur
Omaxe Infrastructure & Construction Private Ltd(OICPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Omaxe Ltd has received a Letter of Intent for the construction of Allopathic Medical College and Associated Hospital at Saharanpur, UP from UP Government through UP RNNL.
Gujarat, GE Healthcare ties up to upgrade med tech
Global healthcare equipment maker GE Healthcare, an arm of General Electric Company (GE), and the Gujarat government have tied up in a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership (PPP) to upgrade medical technology in the state.
