[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The liberalisation of the foreign investment policy and the emergence of private healthcare providers have proved to be a shot in the arm for the Indian healthcare industry, giving rise to specialised fields in healthcare and opening new career opportunities for thousands of job seekers in India.
At the recently held European Congress of Radiology, Royal Philips
Electronics launched the ‘Philips Utilization Services’ to provide
healthcare providers with superiror technology to increase efficiency in their imaging departments.
Singapore General Hospital (SGH) will introduce an e-health record and management system by the end of 2009. The Community Care Management Solution (CCMS) will be accessible to all wards and polyclinics.
Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (HoSHAS), a 498-bed hospital located in Temerloh, Malaysia, will implement Microsoft’s new Amalga Hospital Information System (HIS) and the Microsoft Amalga RIS/PACS to help realize its goal to become a model “e-hospital” in Malaysia.
All the primary hospitals and community health centres in Gujarat are set to undergo a sea change, with the state government taking initiatives to ensure quality healthcare services.
Humana, one of America’s largest health-benefits companies, has promised to adopt machine-readable patient ID cards and, in the process, won the acclaim of the Medical Group Management Association, which estimates the cards could save physician offices and hospitals as much as USD 1 billion a year.
Healthbase and WellPoint will collaborate to bring affordable healthcare benefits to Americans through an international medical tourism pilot program.
Five months have passed since the Quality Council Of India (QCI) organised a sensitisation programme for accreditation of blood banks in the city.
[This article was published in the January 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
An integrated approach to IT and communication systems for better patient care and higher operational efficiencies is very much the need of the hour. This article looks at the importance of effective communication channels that can help in providing better health care facilities.
In India, a prepaid healthcare card has been launched to provide access to health services for Non-resident Indians
iSOFT launches LORENZO IBA Health Group Limited, Australia's largest listed health information technology company – recently announced the global launch […]
[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Facility design can not only enhance patient experience but also impact the clinical and financial performance of institutions
