IT can improve healthcare delivery say experts
There was a need to make the healthcare sector more IT-oriented, opined experts at a seminar on healthcare organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
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[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Parkway Hospitals -Singapore
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
ParkwayHealth owns a total of 15 hospitals in South Asia providing 3,277 beds and the expertise of 1,500 accredited medical professionals in a wide range of specialist fields.
Connecting people, systems and services
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The European Commission has recently published a new draft of interoperability guidelines setting out a roadmap to achieve interoperable electronic health records (EHR) across the continent by the middle of the next decade.
Satyam launches mobile healthcare for rural Indians
Satyam Computer Services Ltd., announced recently that it has embarked on a revolutionary program to deliver world-class healthcare to remote villages in India, in oartnership with government of Andhra Pradesh.
KIMS to acquire 2 hospitals, invest INR 300 crore
Healthcare services provider Kerela Institute of Medical Sciences is looking to acquire two hospitals in South India and has earmarked a budget of INR 300 crore for the purpose.
Govt may allow private players to set up medical colleges
In a move aimed at bridging healthcare needs, the government is planning to allow private healthcare players and profit-making bodies to set up medical colleges. The government may also relax the existing regulations to facilitate their entry.
Fortis plans medical institute in Punjab, to invest INR 100 cr
Medical service provider Fortis Health Care plans to set up an institute, which will also house a cancer research hospital, in Punjab at an initial investment of INR 100 crore.
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[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Escorts receives the coveted NABH accreditation
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, cardiac super-specialty hospital in Delhi, became the third hospital under the Fortis Healthcare umbrella to receive the NABH accreditation, the highest national recognition for quality patient care and safety, making Fortis Healthcare the hospital network with maximum number of NABH accreditations for its hospitals.
Max India, BUPA to set up health insurance co in India
India’s leading healthcare services provider Max India Ltd said it has partnered with UK’s BUPA Finance Plc for setting up a health insurance company in India.
ICRI forays into healthcare management
Riding on the healthcare boom in India, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI), India
