GE acquires Image Diagnost International
GE Healthcare has acquired German based Image Diagnost International, a provider of IT systems used in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Large US medical insurers agree cover for online doctor visits
Since the dawn of e-mail, patients have been pleading for more doctors to offer medical advice online. No traffic jams, no long waits, no germ-infested offices. There was always one major roadblock: Many health insurers wouldn’t pay for it.
Chandigarh launches telemedicine project
The Chandigarh Administration has launched a telemedicine project to provide critical healthcare advice and right treatment, thereby eliminating unnecessary travelling of patients for high quality medical services.
Indian IT to boom on US healthcare stimulus
U.S. stimulus for the healthcare sector is proving a boon to the Indian IT with numerous IT-healthcare contracts coming to the country. The Obama administration has unveiled plans to invest USD 10 billion annually in IT to refurbish the American healthcare system.
Apollo, Tenet Health enter pact
Healthcare group Apollo Hospitals has signed a MoU with US giant Tenet Health. The pact seeks to be an unique exchange programme between the two healthcare majors to learn and share best healthcare practices.
Cerner’s new Dublin office for Ireland’s healthcare technology needs
Cerner, a leading international supplier of healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions, announces the opening of a new office in Dublin as it continues to expand its healthcare IT presence in Ireland.
Byrraju Foundation & Satyam provides healthcare to remote areas
Satyam Computer Services Ltd recently announced that its global healthcare practice, working with the Byrraju Foundation, has implemented a program to provide tele-electrocardiograms (ECGs) to patients in remote areas of the country who would otherwise have no access to such care.
SRIT
Sobha Renaissance Information Technology (SRIT) has been conferred 2nd position for its joint venture
Net(t)Work of Healthcare !
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Editorial
Exchanging health information – eHealth Initiatives in the USA : Susan Thomas, eHEALTH
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The multi-stakeholder, non-profit eHealth Initiative (eHI) recently released the results of its Fourth Annual Survey (2007)of Health Information Exchange at the State, Regional and Community Levels in the United States of America, taking stock of 130 community-based health information exchange initiatives. We seek to take stock of the situation as it now appears in the US, and what kind of learning it proposes to the rest of the world.
Architecting Health Network – Building a Foundation for Health Connectivity : Michael Gill, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Health IT tends to be a catch-all phrase and includes almost anything electronic that displays or transports information. This article focuses primarily on the transportation of information and the provision of applications in a connected environment, where connectivity is the defining factor.
