e-Health for quality healthcare
Healthcare can be improved tremendously through use of eHealth services.
Summer ehealth school by IIT-A
There are several IT experts and medical practitioners who will share their experiences relating to e-health care during the summer school to be organised by Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad.
Innovating Technologies for Low-cost Healthcare : Dr K Mohandas, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram
Known for its indigenous development of heart valve, blood bag, dental implants and many consumables needed for medi-care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, signifies the convergence of medical sciences and technology.
Up South: July 2009 Issue
EDITORIAL Up to the South ! COVER STORY Best of South – An insight into 12 hospitals based in the […]
Innovating Technologies for Low-cost Healthcare
Known for its indigenous development of heart valve, blood bag, dental implants and many consumables needed for medi-care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute […]
Telecommunications boosted By UN for improvement of Health in West Africa
For promoting better access of information about disease and consult with physicians in remote areas of Africa, the United Nations is helping modernize telecommunications in the region.
IT and Patient-Centered Research Critical for Health Care says Orszag
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag said that IT and patient-centered research is key part of health care reform by the Obama administration.
iSOFT wins US$ 3.54m deal in England for a hospital information system
iSOFT, an IBA Health Group Company, today announced that it has won a contract for a hospital information system with a National Health Service (NHS) trust in southern England worth US$3.54m over five years.
CII MEDITech Summit 2009
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Technology will play a significant role in healthcare industry across the globe… and even more so in India, where it is still at a nascent stage. The recently organised �CII MEDI Tech Summit 2009� threw light on this crucial aspect that promises to transform healthcare industry by leveraging technology to improve standards of care.
“Health and Hospital managers will be in great demand” : Dr. V.K. Singh, Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR)
Established in 1984 in Jaipur, Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR) is the first of its kind in India, with attention solely focused on health systems management. It is a premier institute in health management education, training, research, programme management and consulting in the health sector including Hospitals and Healthcare IT. IHMR has two centers at Bangalore and Delhi.
Philips Neuro Perfusion Package (NPP) software for brain care : S Bhaskaran, Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore, India
The brain is the most sensitive organ in human body and consumes the maximum amount of oxygen and other nutrients to keep it alive and healthy. Thus, the brain needs to be continuously fed with fresh oxygenated blood, whilst deoxygenated blood is flushed out.
Former Cerner director joins White House Office for Health
President Obama recently announced the appointment of Nancy-Ann DeParle, former director of Cerner Corporation, as director of the White House Office for Health Reform.
Philips announces breakthrough in medical imaging technology
Royal Philips Electronics recently announced the first 3D imaging results obtained with a new imaging technology called Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI).
