Rx HealthCare Magic, which runs a healthcare portal HealthcareMagic.com, has raised Series A funding of USD 2.5 million from Accel India, VCCircle has learned. Kunal Sinha, founder and CEO of Rx HealthCare Magic, has confirmed the investment. The funding will be released in tranches as company meets its milestones.
Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare has tied up with International Oncology, a US-based company formed by a group of Indian doctors working overseas. As per the tie-up, a team of about 12 doctors from International Oncology has started offering cancer care treatment, including radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical oncology and bone marrow transplant at Fortis’ Noida hospital.
UnitedHealth Group has adopted new standards for healthcare ID cards across all its health plans. The cards will provide patient eligibility information and access to a personal health record, and process healthcare transactions.
KTwo Technology Solutions, a 200 plus people Bangalore based company and an Intel India Design house vendor unveiled its Healthcare device targeted at rural and urban markets.
Healthbase and WellPoint will collaborate to bring affordable healthcare benefits to Americans through an international medical tourism pilot program.
Alchemist Hospital in Panchkula, India, is one of the few hospitals in the country having world-class ICU certified by College of Critical Care Medicine in Mumbai, India.
CMPMedica, a division of United Business Media Limited, and healthcare IT sysytems supplier iSOFT, have signed a worldwide agreement to supply iSOFT with comprehensive evidence-based drug information.
Fortis Healthcare, which operates a chain of hospitals across India, is seeking to buy a minority stake in Manipal Hospitals and Wockhardt.
Carestream Health has been awarded a EUR 19.4m (USD 25m) country-wide contract for a RIS-PACS project across Israel
Siemens is to make its hospital information system i.s.h.med part of the Asklepios Future Hospital Programme (AFH), one of the highest profile digital healthcare projects in Germany.
SecureCare Technologies, Inc., a health care information technology company based in Austin, Texas, has successfully launched Sfax(TM) as part of an integrated and automated faxing solution within Addison Health Systems’ WritePad(TM), an EMR (electronic medical record) system used to track patients, create exam notes and compile detailed patient reports.
Perot Systems will significantly bolster its health-care interests after acquiring Tellurian Networks, a managed services provider of electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) applications.
