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.
BT in Hungary healthcare IT project
Communications solutions provider BT has successfully completed the first phase of a pilot project to improve the exchange of information between hospitals, outpatient clinics and general practitioners in the three least developed regions of Hungary.
ICICI Venture to raise healthcare corpus, buy into more hospitals
Leading private equity (PE) firm ICICI Venture is betting big on the country
Apollo
The dry run of the initial INR 5 crore EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system by Apollo in association with 40-odd hospitals in south India and networking of 2 lakh doctors will be done by October of this year.
Healthcare to attract USD 500 mn PE funding in 3 yrs
The country’s healthcare segment is likely to attract private equity funding to the tune of USD 500 million in the next three years.
HP aims to sign up with 2,000 hospitals
Technology solutions major Hewlett-Packard has set a target of signing up with about 2,000 small and medium-sized hospitals in the country by the end of the current fiscal.
CII on improving process for healthcare accreditation
Owing to the marked changes over the past few years in the healthcare sector, there is a growing demand for quality healthcare services, which calls for a closer look at the healthcare delivery systems and the necessity to introduce quality assurance mechanisms.
NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Emerging trends in Electronic Data Capture : Callum Bir, Director, Life Sciences, Global Industry Business Unit, ORACLE Corporation, Asia Pacific & Japan
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Increasingly clinical trials are coming under the regulatory lense because of lack of necessary accounting of the patient and drug effects information. The following article takes a look at the new trends in electronic data capture that help track the data better.
GE Healthcare, Gujarat Imaging expand facilities
GE Healthcare and Gujarat Imaging Centre (GIC), which launched the State
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
TPG may buy 30% stake in Manipal for INR 500 cr
Private equity (PE) giant Texas Pacific Group (TPG)-controlled Parkway Hospital in Singapore is leading the race to acquire 25-30% stake in Bangalore-headquartered Manipal Hospital for over INR 500 crore, sources said.
