Siemens partners with Asklepios chain
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.
Fujitsu Siemens launches mobile clinical assistant
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has announced the launch of the Esprimo MA, a tablet PC designed for mobile working in the healthcare sector.
SCM mobile terminal for German card
SCM Microsystems has announced its latest terminal for the German electronic health card programme: the eHealth500 mobile terminal.
NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
[This article was published in the November 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
For the business news updates of the health care industry for the month of November 2008, browse through the pages of eHealth.
HP helps healthcare providers around world go digital
HP has announced that it is working with healthcare providers across the globe to improve their operational and business processes through the HP Digital Hospital Solution.
Telemedicine could solve India’s healthcare woes says UN official
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.
Cardiac defibrillators market to be up USD 16 Billion by 2015
Global market for Cardiac Defibrillators the market is forecast to exceed USD 16 billion by 2015. The market is primarily driven by the increasing incidence of cardiovascular diseases due to aging population and the increasing availability of emergency medical services worldover for the revival of sudden cardiac death victims.
iSoft to launch RadCentre in the Netherlands
Health IT specialist iSoft says it will launch its RadCentre radiology information system in the Netherlands this autumn.
Europe launches its health data exchange pilot
A project involving 12 European countries and supported by the European Commission is taking the lead in ensuring healthcare interoperability in Europe.
NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[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.
Moving On..The United States of America adopts ICD-10 codes
[This article was published in the October 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
This article talks about the tenth version of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD – 10) and its adoption by US.
iSoft India gives shape to world’s largest health project
Healthcare software provider iSoft has said that its Indian R&D team is developing a solution what it described as the world
The evolution of Surgical Systems – robotics applied to medicine
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Robotic surgery has already become a successful option in neurological, urological,
