NPPA to regulate price of 14 more medical devices
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has started scrutinising more medical devices that it says are being sold at inflated […]
Cloning a Reality in Future
Padma Shri Dr Indira Hinduja delivered Indias first test tube baby at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, in 1986. She is also credited […]
Technology for Improved Care
Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour, Director, SCI Healthcare and ISIS Hospital The role of medical technology in healthcare can be imagined […]
MRK Healthcare
RAJNI SHAH Founder Member COMPANY NAME: MRK HEALTHCARE Corporate Headquarters B4/5 Byculla Service Industries Premises, Sussex Road, D.K.Marg, Byculla , […]
New Age Diagnostics
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Cutting-edge Radiology research is creating a revolution in the diagnosis of a range of ailments
Vygon launches new range of Neonatal PICC Lines in the India
Vygon, a leading French Multinational, dealing in Catheters, launches its new range of Neonatal PICC (Peripherally inserted central catheters) Lines in the Indian market.
On the Crest of A Wave
[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
According to Fortis, this is the first time that this technique has been used in India to treat a patient with blocked arteries. In the technique, the patient did not have to undergo any surgery or stenting, which is usually happened in these cases.
Interventional Radiology – Current Practices & Future Trends : Ms. Prasanna Vadhana Kannan, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights Healthcare Team
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Interventional radiology has undergone tremendous advances owing to the development of new imaging technologies and interventional devices. This has paved the way for applying IR to a vast number of medical conditions that are otherwise performed using invasive methods.
Govt asks NPPA to collect data on price of medical devices
In a move to bring expensive medical devices such as stents, catheters, orthopaedic implants and heart valves under the price negotiation, the government has asked the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to collect data on price, supply and availability of medical devices in the country.
Columbus Children’s Hospital plans to implement RFID system
Columbus Children’s Hospital is planning to implement radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled inventory management system to store, track, and manage the utilization of high cost devices and supplies supporting congenital heart care.
