Drug prices continue to remain out of control
The proposed drug pricing policy is riddled with a host of anomalies. Extending price control to all “essential” medicines will […]
Hospital information systems
Include hospital names in GPS of PCR vans: HC to govt.
The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the city government to feed the names of hospitals in the GPS of PCR […]
Blackberry Co-Founders Unveil $100 Million Quantum Valley Fund
Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin, who together founded BlackBerry, announced today that they have partnered again to establish Quantum Valley […]
Are cloud based record banks superior to HIEs for data sharing ?
Health information exchanges, as currently constructed, are an “inefficient” means of sharing healthcare data due to interoperability issues, according to […]
Webcam pulse monitor from Japan
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has developed software that measures a person’s pulse from an image of their face as seen by […]
Software updates can be hazardous to a health IT system’s health
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association shows how a simple software update can create […]
Indian pharma growth outpaces rivals
Ranking among the top five globally by production volume, the Indian pharmaceutical market today accounts for over 10% of global […]
Cancer patients duped
Rapid and rampant commercialization in chemotherapy has alarmed the health fraternity. Indiscriminate use of high end radiation treatment in some […]
NABH Accreditation Matters
Dr B K Rana, Joint Director, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) Besides licensing of blood banks, […]
We are Still in Premature State
Anupam Chhabra Head of Department, Blood Transfusion Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, Ghaziabad What are some of the major challenges that the […]
ICT is a Great Enabler
Shimona Mani Director, Business Development, acuVena, Blood Bank Software To start with, could you give a brief overview of the […]
Focus on hospital information systems
Shrinivas Birla, CEO, Birlamedisoft Pvt Ltd What were some of the key challenges that the Health IT sector faced in […]
The DNA of Healthcare Organisations
The healthcare industry is now looking at implementing systems which help streamlining records to create a framework which offers transparency […]
