Holland aims for electronic child records
In Holland all child healthcare providers will have to introduce electronic patient records by the end of 2009.
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IT @ HOSPITAL Survey 2008,Part-II,West India
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The per capita income in Western India is the highest in the country at USD 850 (PPP). It would be appropriate then to assume that this would have an impact on the level of automation of medical care in the region.
NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Perot Systems to support health insurance program
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Health Insurance Connector Authority, also known as Health Connector, and Perot Systems, a provider of IT services, has announced that the company will provide IT and business process services to support the state’s innovative program to assist low-income Massachusetts residents in choosing the appropriate plan of coverage for each individual’s healthcare needs.
Right on track!
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Healthcare the world over is facing enormous challenges with regard to the changing lifestyles and demographics.
Prospecting Growth Opportunities
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Preparations for eHEALTH India 2008 are on at full throttle. And the huge interest in this unique platform for the Health IT community
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS – A luxury or a necessity? : Prof. (Dr.) Prashant Sathe, Principal Consultant (EMR and Academics), 21st Century Health Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Indian medical fraternity, especially the unorganised private sector, has been over the years quite unconcerned about preservation of patient records.
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
Pvt hospitals treating poor for free can claim duty exemption
Only those private hospitals and health centres who provide free treatment to a certain percentage of poor patients are entitled to customs duty exemption on sophisticated imported medical equipment, the Supreme Court has ruled.
FORTIS HOSPITAL, Mohali
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, set on a sprawling 8.22 acres of land, is the largest Cardiac Care Hospital in the region. The hospital is a 215-bedded cardiac and multi-speciality hospital, and was the first facility of its kind in the region.
