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Social network for doctors, insurers to better coordinate
WellNet Healthcare is launching the beta version of its so-called
Rural areas reap benefits of telemedicine
Quicker access to cardiologists, neurologists or radiologists even in remote places in Karnataka is now a possibility, thanks to advances in telecommunication. Cardiac emergencies like thrombosis are now being attended to by trained doctors at the Chamarajanagar district hospital and at 19 public health centres (PHCs) under the Karuna Trust.
NHS launches online one-stop advice-shop for mums-to-be
The first NHS online maternity guide, offering a wealth of information on pregnancy and birth, at just the click of a mouse, has been launched.
IT services accessed by rural poor
The Common Service Centres are ICT-enabled Kiosks having a PC along with basic support equipment like Printer, Scanner, UPS, with Wireless Connectivity as the backbone and additional equipment for edutainment, telemedicine, projection systems, etc.
India to have tele-medicine service with SAARC countries
Tele-medicine services will become operational between India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka by this year end, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said recently.
AOK Plus to use ICW telemedicine system
German health insurers AOK Plus has commissioned InterComponentWare to implement a telemedicine system to care for patients with serious chronic heart failure.
New telemedicine service to help in the care of sick babies
Tiny Tom is the latest development of the tele-paediatric service, a major research project run by The University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health (COH), a research centre based in the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
Remote patient monitoring market growing
The European remote patient monitoring market is growing but slowed by limited government reimbursement, reveals research from Frost & Sullivan.
Telemedicine soon across Maharashtra
Project planned with ISRO should have started in June last year; now, initial phase will connect via satellite premier medical colleges and hospitals to patients at eight or nine district hospitals.
Diagnostic clinics only a click away
All authorised medical diagnostic centres across the country will soon be listed on a website. The government and the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) are working jointly to develop the website.
GMCH telemedicine project yet to benefit patients
More than 1,500 patients in the remote areas of the region have benefited from the PGI
Teleradiology plus electronic health record
Klinikum Chemnitz GmbH has become one of the first hospitals in Germany to link its teleradiology service with the electronic health record (EHR).
