NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
News Review
HEALTHCARE-SERVICES
ADB provides $400 million to expand health, education services for Indonesia’s poorest
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$400 million financial assistance package for Indonesia to improve education and healthcare services in the country’s poorest families.
Telemedicine set to improve health services in rural areas
Sarva Swastha Abhiyan (SSA) and the Rotary Club of Ahmedabad Metro organized workshop in Gujarat (India) to bridge the wide disparities in healthcare services and telemedicine services.
Singapore calls for innovation in healthcare
The Singapore Government will invest US$2 million to encourage the development of ICT applications to improve the cost-efficiency and quality of healthcare services in the island-state.
The University of California, Merced eyes telemedicine
The University of California at Merced, is planning to set up a telemedicine centre in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, where many disadvantaged patients lack access to medical specialists.
HL7: Standards in Interoperability : Susan Thomas, eHealth
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Hospitals typically have many different computer systems used for everything from billing records to patient tracking.
NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. to implement Malta Government’s integrated healthcare IT systems project
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a Euro 15 million contract with the Government of Malta for delivering an integrated healthcare IT system to improve patient care.
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. to implement Malta Government’s integrated healthcare IT systems project
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a Euro 15 million contract with the Government of Malta for delivering an integrated healthcare IT system to improve patient care.
UAE government announced new federal health strategy and modernisation program
The Ministry of Health, UAE has announced 35 initiatives in public healthcare to be implemented in the next three years. The ministry is seeking to become the regulator of healthcare services under the new health strategy for 2008 to 2010, which includes unifying healthcare policies and offering more medical specialties.
Life-saving technology gets an upgrade in Northern Canada
Life saving diagnosis of a patient who survived stroke in North Bay, Canada with remote assistance from a neurologist 300 Km away in Toronto via telecommunications technology and digital brain images captured and transmitted by using computers, cameras and software
Life-saving technology gets an upgrade in Northern Canada
The Canadian Northland Transportation Commission. commission’s telecommunications branch will invest about $4 million to improve and expand bandwidth and security for healthcare services. The work will allow all 117 hospitals in North Canada to link up to a high capacity healthcare network.
eHealth India 2007 – July 31 August 02 2007, The Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Quality of public health and availability of proper healthcare amenities are one of the prime yardsticks for estimating the level of development and well being of any country or society.
