HEALTHCARE
GE Launches USD 250 Million Healthymagination Fund
A new equity fund, GE Healthymagination Fund, will make investments in highly promising healthcare technology companies. The fund will invest in companies globally that have innovative diagnostic, IT, and life sciences technologies aligned with the strategic objectives of GE
IAMI emphasises need for utilising UID in healthcare
The Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI), established in 1993 for promoting and furthering the application of information and communication technology in the field of healthcare, has prepared a list of recommendations to be presented to the Unique Identification Authority of India regarding the potential of using the Unique Identifier (UID) as a Unique Health Identifier (UHID).
Kishore Rachapudi joins TAKE solutions as the new President and COO
Kishore Rachapudi, former SVP and Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences with Satyam Computer Services Limited, has joined TAKE Solutions Ltd., leaders in Supply Chain Management and Life Sciences products, as the President and COO.
Wipro GE Healthcare to integrate GE Healthcare units in India and South Asia
Wipro GE Healthcare, the joint venture between Wipro Ltd. and GE Healthcare, announced the transformation of its business by integrating several existing stand-alone business units and manufacturing plants of GE Healthcare in India under the Wipro GE Healthcare entity.
Celebration of excellence
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Last month we had our fifth annual Indian ICT event � �eINDIA 2009�, at the magnificent Hyderabad International Convention Centre.
Your Money or Your Life
According to a research report published by a group of 62 NGOs and health unions, millions of poor people are paying with their lives due to the failure of state governments to provide free public healthcare in poor countries.
InterSystems TrakCare leading in the Middle East
InterSystems Corporation today signed a landmark deal to provide its TrakCare healthcare information system (HIS) to the new Sharjah Teaching Hospital.
InterSystems Targets Rapid Enterprise Integration With Enhancements to InterSystems Ensemble Platform
InterSystems Corporation announced multiple enhancements to the InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration and development platform.
eHEALTH India 09: Key Speakers
Key Speakers The speakers at eHealth India 09 include luminaries from the government, healthcare, IT, academia as well as research […]
Conversations. Connections. Collaborations…
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
In India, the healthcare sector has been a late adopter of IT. Most hospitals and healthcare organisations started their automation by installing disparate, in-house developed, small solutions and systems. Of late, the rising popularity of more sophisticated health IT solutions, however, has enabled the infusion of advanced information technologies and related developments in the healthcare domain.
