Sweden chooses InterSystems for sharing patient records
The Swedish National Patient Overview (NPO) has chosen to use InterSystems HealthShare software, in a five year contract worth SEK 115m (
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Austrian hospital gets staff admin system
A personnel administration system has been implemented at Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien (AKH), Austria. AKH in Vienna is one of the country’s biggest hospitals with 2,100 beds and 9,000 staff, including around 1,500 doctors.
US seeks India’s help to improve global healthcare
The US is seeking additional scientific, regulatory and technical collaboration with India as a means to improve healthcare outcomes for patients around the world.
Voice Technologies wins
Hospitals in Scotland now no longer need to go through the potentially time-consuming and costly tender process to set up digital dictation or speech recognition systems.
Cellworks, Lifeline Hospitals in licensing agreement in oncology
Cellworks Research India Ltd, the R&D wing of California based company Cellworks Group Inc and Lifeline Multi Speciality Hospitals have announced one year research collaboration in the area of oncology with emphasis on study of the role of Tumor Stem Cells in cancer pathology and progression.
ICW looks to integrate PHRs with iPhone
InterComponentWare (ICW) has announced plans to integrate the Apple iPhone and other smartphones with the Life Sensor personal health record to transmit vital emergency medical information to hospital staff.
Oman plans healthcare city
Oman’s Majan Development Company (MDC) is planning to develop a healthcare city near Muscat with an estimated investment of US$ 774 million to US$ 1.03 billion.
Trauma care centre at RML hospital
The trauma care centre building at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in the capital was inaugurated recently. It is only the third of its kind in Delhi.
Wockhardt offers online skill test for nurses
In an effort to create standardisation of nursing skill assessment, Wockhardt Hospitals Group, India’s leading chain of superspeciality hospitals has launched Nursing Skill Test (NST) a unique online way to test the basic domain knowledge of prospective nurses seeking employment with the group.
Govt to improve cancer control strategy
The government is working on a comprehensive cancer control strategy that will more than double the number of cancer hospitals in the country, create a national institute for research and a fund to assist poor patients.
Medical parks across the country: Ramadoss
Medical parks will soon be built across the country for makers of diagnostic equipment to set up plants thereby reducing manufacturing costs and making it easily available, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss recently.
iPhone could soon become a tool for doctors
Experts say version 2.0 of the popular iPhone’s firmware, which is due to be launched in June this year, could turn the device into an indispensable medical tool in hospitals.
