NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
India News
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Apollo, Lupin unveil country’s first disease management plan
Apollo Hospitals Group has joined hands with Lupin Limited, a leading pharma major, to create the first Disease Management Programme (DMP) for Bronchial Asthma and COPD (Chronic Bronchitis) in the name of Apollo’s ‘BreatheEasy Clinic’.
BioLink achieves Microsoft certified partner status
BioLink announces being awarded a Microsoft Competency in Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/Software Solutions. The Microsoft Certified Partner Status is achieved through BioLink’s extensive experience and expertise in building biometric ID systems for middle and large enterprises, its competency in developing ID solutions based on Microsoft technologies, and highly positive feedback from customers.
HIMSS AsiaPac 08, 20 – 23 May 2008, Hong Kong
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), in conjunction with CHIK Services, organised AsiaPac08 at the Hong Kong
Road Ahead – Health Insurance Summit, 25th May 2008, The Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Health insurance in India is increasingly getting refined and redefined, with a population of more than a billion people
Indians can now dial 108 for emergency
India is gradually moving to use of one emergency telephone number across the country, 108, on the lines of America’s 911 and Britain’s 999.
GE moves US$ 17 bln healthcare business to Turkey
In what analysts see as a major vote of confidence for the Turkish economy, General Electric (GE) has decided to move all managing operations in the eastern and African growth markets (EAGM) to İstanbul.
AyurVAID to set up hospitals in tier II cities, metros
Kerala-based AyurVAID hospitals will be setting up six hospitals in the coming year in tier II cities and metros, with an equity investment of INR 4.5 crore, provided by a non-profit venture fund Acumen, US.
Bartronics
In a path-breaking initiative that could revolutionize the health care system, Bartronics America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Limited, has successfully implemented its patent winning RFID based wrist band for automating patient medication process.
TPG may buy 30% stake in Manipal for INR 500 cr
Private equity (PE) giant Texas Pacific Group (TPG)-controlled Parkway Hospital in Singapore is leading the race to acquire 25-30% stake in Bangalore-headquartered Manipal Hospital for over INR 500 crore, sources said.
Global healthcare IT firm enters Pune
US-based healthcare information technology services firm Eclipsys has set up its second India unit in Pune to support its cleint base in Europe, US and Australia.
NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Business News
NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
World News
