Taking a long term view in our approach
Despite being the worlds most powerful IT company, Microsoft has been rather a late entrant into mainstream health IT domain. […]
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Healthcare has no room for error
TCS – the global name in software solutions and services is also one of the leading IT providers for healthcare […]
We are now in a unique position
iSOFT is one of the worlds largest providers of healthcare IT solutions. iSOFT designs, builds and delivers industry-leading software systems that serve […]
Asian market is more comfortable with buying projects over products
Recognized as worlds leading vendor of database and integration technologies for healthcare applications, Inter Systems Corporation has set itself as […]
Philips announces the acquisition of traxtal, a medical technology innovator in image-guided procedures
Royal Philips Electronics announced that it has acquired Canada-based Traxtal Inc., an innovative medical technology company in the field of minimally-invasive instruments and software for image-guided intervention and therapy. Traxtal
GE plans to invest $6 Billion on healthcare
GE Healthcare, the $17-billion healthcare arm of General Electric launched new, low cost products, aimed at developing markets such as India, as the company seeks to spend around $6 billion on its global strategy to grow its revenues from emerging markets.
‘Getting High’ – on High Definition : Avinash J Trivedi, Sony India Pvt. Ltd.
Popularly known for its unprecedented leadership in consumer electronics segment, Sony also offers a wide range of products for high definition medical imaging, recording, storage, viewing and printing solutions.
Global Quality @ Local Cost Tarek Mo, HeadIndia Operations,Mindray Medical India Pvt. Ltd.
Established in 1991 in Shenzen, China, Mindray Medical has since emerged as one of the leading global manufacturer and supplier of […]
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.
“Non-medicos can make better administrators” : Dr. S K Biswas, Academy of Hospital Administration (AHA)
In 1966, the Department of Hospital Administration was established at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
“ICRI emphasises on highest standards of teaching” : Shiv Raman Dugal, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI)
Set up in 2004, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) is known to be the country’s first premier institute exclusively focused on specialised Clinical Research education. Currently, ICRI has its presence in five Indian cities and is planning to set up a center in London.
“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.
“Mixing medicine and technology” : Dr S K Mishra, SGPGIMS
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, is known for teaching and training medical professionals in various medical super-specialties. The latest achievement of SGPGIMS is the setting up of the School of Telemedicine and Biomedical Informatics. Currently, the infrastructure at the school consists of several laboratories in all areas of healthcare IT, Telemedicine, HIMS, Health Knowledge Management, Medical Imaging Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, CDSS, Medical Mutimedia & Animation, Surgical Informatics etc.
