With the growing cost of healthcare becoming a major headache for governments across the world, tele-medicine could provide a solution to India and other countries grappling with the problem, said a UN official.
[This article was published in the October 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Medical data breach insurance, euHeart Project, bird flu detection machine, Version 3 of HL 7 are some of the stories reported in the World News section of eHealth.
The Dutch national electronic patient record project is progressing slowly, but steadily. Sixty five doctors have been connected to the infrastructure so far. By the end of the year, this number will increase to 200.
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Belgian medical imaging specialist Barco has announced that the company closed the divestment operation of its Advanced Visualisation (AVIS) activities to Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Philips appears to have completed its planned USD 5.1 billion purchase of home medical equipment supplier Respironics. The acquisition – the fourth in recent weeks for the Dutch IT vendor – would be Philips’ largest acquisition ever, according to published reports.
In a bid to strengthen its presence in the diabetes care market, German healthcare major Bayer is planning to roll out a India-specific blood glucose monitor. The company intends to target the tier II and III markets with this device which is likely to be priced at below INR 1,000.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a Euro 15 million contract with the Government of Malta for delivering an integrated healthcare IT system to improve patient care.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a Euro 15 million contract with the Government of Malta for delivering an integrated healthcare IT system to improve patient care.
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Hospitals are also moving away from purchasing point solutions and toward buying equipments from different vendors that are interoperable, and that have a uniform user interface.
[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Every year thousands of ICU patients develop atypical physiological symptoms, which keep them ill longer than necessary.
[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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