Sony’s new high-speed 8×10 Dicom digital imager
Sony is expanding its line of medical imaging technology with the new UP-D74XRD DICOM high-speed 8 x 10 monochrome digital imager.
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Cigna buys healthcare business of Great-West Lifeco for USD 1.5 Bln
Health insurer Cigna Corp. (CI) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Great-West Healthcare, the healthcare division of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co., for USD 1.5 billion in cash. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance is a subsidiary of Canada-based financial services holding company Great-West Lifeco Inc.
Agfa HealthCare awarded contract with Premier for RIS/PACS/Reporting Solutions
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it has been awarded a new, three-year, multi-source contract by Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of Premier Inc., to provide Enterprise Image Management Solutions (EIMS) and services to the alliance’s more than 1,500 member hospitals and 49,000 other healthcare sites.
Rotary International and Gates Foundation commit USD 200 million to eradicate polio
Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on 26 November, 2007 announced a
partnership to provide USD 200 million for the intensified push to eradicate polio.
Health Ministry indicted for lapses in medical equipment procuring norms
The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) has indicted the Union Health Ministry for
India’s policies hurting medical tourism boom
Tough immigration norms among other policies by the Indian government are proving to be major blocks in the path of India becomming a major medical tourism hub.
Soon, get online MBBS degrees
Next year, if you fail to make it to a prestigious medical college, don’t lose hope of studying medicine. A leading hospital chain is all set to offer India’s first MBBS programme through distance education.
Bayer plans blood glucose monitor costing less than INR 1000
In a bid to strengthen its presence in the diabetes care market, German healthcare major Bayer is planning to roll out a India-specific blood glucose monitor. The company intends to target the tier II and III markets with this device which is likely to be priced at below INR 1,000.
Norway grants World Bank USD 150 million for health care in poor countries
Norway on November 28, 2007 announced USD 105 million in grant funding for the World Bank to explore innovative ways to improve health-care systems in developing countries, especially for women and babies.
Health village for medicare, research coming up near Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Government is planning to establish a health village for medicare and medical research in South Asia.
Max New York Life to invest USD 609 million in India
While launching a unit-linked pension plan, Max New York Life Insurance disclosed plans to invest INR 24 billion (USD 609 million) in the country over the next four years.
Indian medical transcription provider acquired by CBay Systems
UK-listed healthcare services BPO firm CBaySystems has announced the acquisition of Nagpur-based medical transcription services provider Suyash Software in a cash and stock deal.
