[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.
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Increased privatisation of Indian healthcare system would not only be beneficial for up gradation of medical facilities of the country but will also be beneficial for the poor and common people. It will also attract foreign investment and will able to keep the physicians staying in the country motivated.
By 2012, it is estimated that healthcare spending will almost double, with developing economies such as India, China and the Southeast Asian countries showing the highest growth potential with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.0 to 14.0 percent.
Mumbai based Hosmac has announced the opening up of a new branch office in Guwahati, which is a part of the broader plans of the company to expand it
SAP Asia Pacific Japan recently announced strong adoption of its SAP for Healthcare solution portfolio. Despite the current economic downturn, the company continues to see strong momentum in the healthcare sector.
Increasing awareness among medical service patrons on the benefits of using Information Technology in the healthcare sector, coupled with growing demand for affordable-yet quality healthcare services is forcing hospitals and other medical centers to adopt IT in their daily operations.
New York-based private equity (PE) firm GTI Group is setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary, India Management Company, to invest INR 250 crore into Indian healthcare sector.
Three German procurement associations have banded together to launch a new e-tendering system called
The Government would soon bring in a medical devices Act in a bid to regulate prices of healthcare equipment.
Fujitsu Siemens computers has launched the ESPRIMO MA, a mobile tablet PC for the health sector.
India needs an investment of up to INR 60,000 crore (INR 600 billion) over the next five years to meet demands in the healthcare sector alone, according to a consultancy firm Feedback Ventures.
Medical imaging specialist Barco has released a new version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization software suite that is integrated in Agfa
