[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Millions of people in India do not have access to essential healthcare. Can telemedicine be the answer?
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
With the rapid proliferation of hundreds of health information websites, e-health publications and commencement of use of electronic health records, we in India, are now in an era of information dissemination.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Editorial
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, set on a sprawling 8.22 acres of land, is the largest Cardiac Care Hospital in the region. The hospital is a 215-bedded cardiac and multi-speciality hospital, and was the first facility of its kind in the region.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Health insurance claims processing in ndia is not in the best of shape.
Infosys Technologies Limited has announced that it has completed deployment of a patient management tool for an award-winning health information technology (IT) initiative to improve healthcare access for rural and underserved patients.
Software developer, Evaware has launched a new telehealth device, which wirelessly connects with its Project E-vita web-based electronic patient record, enabling clinicians to remotely monitor the vital signs of their home-based patients.
Having failed to identify suitable targets in the UK, Apollo Hospitals is eyeing acquisition opportunities in other markets. The company is scouting for opportunities in Spain and Peru and eyeing tertiary level hospitals in both countries. The move will enable Apollo to gain a foothold in the European and Latin American markets.
In a path-breaking initiative that could revolutionize the health care system, Bartronics America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Limited, has successfully implemented its patent winning RFID based wrist band for automating patient medication process.
Mauritius-based firm Healthcare Investment (HIL) is picking up around 8.5% stake in Apollo Health Street (AHS), the healthcare BPO arm of India
