[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
That South India is a favourite to foreigners, lair of the geeks� and erudite academicians is too old a story. But, before I delve into the other facet of Dakshin Bharat I would like to take my readers quickly through some of the findings of a recent report on the imbalances in the health status across Indian states.
Implementation of Microsoft
Agfa HealthCare announced that the Centre Hospitalier du Mans in France has selected it’s leading Hospital and Clinical Information System (HIS/CIS) ORBIS(TM) to support the implementation of EPR solution.
It was announced by The TriZetto Group, Inc., that licensed personal health records will be issued, at zero charges to TriZetto’s qualifying healthcare payer customers for use by their providers and members.
IBM, a Global leader in offering hardware to software, services and consulting services has joined hands with Idhasoft Limited to package healthcare IT solutions through its Smart Market initiative.
iSOFT is one of the world’s largest providers of healthcare IT solutions. iSOFT designs, builds and delivers industry-leading software systems that serve the entire health sector.
TCS – the global name in software solutions and services is also one of the leading IT providers for healthcare & life sciences industry across the world. Its advanced hospital management system – ‘Tata HMS’, integrated with Oracle e-business suite of applications is capable of addressing automation needs of any healthcare organisation.
Known for its prowess in the global IT industry, Infosys has slowly and steadily developed a strong practice and a full range of solutions and services for catering to healthcare organisations.
Recognised as world’s leading vendor of database and integration technologies for healthcare applications, InterSystems Corporation has set itself as a class-apart in the global health IT industry.
Ojjus Medicare Group has recently unveiled plans to open five hospitals and two medical colleges across non-metros cities like Noida, Faridabad, Jaipur, Bhopal and Ranchi. The group presently has the 220-bed multi super-speciality hospital in Noida, and an upcoming 300-bed oncology and 200-bed rehabilitation centre in Faridabad with post treatment co-ordination and follow-up centres across the country.
Considered as the global leader in IT network solutions and products, Cisco has developed an array of innovative and futuristic solutions that promises to transform the way healthcare is delivered and received.
Despite being the world’s most powerful IT company, Microsoft has been rather a late entrant into mainstream health IT domain. However, over last few years, it has substantially enhanced its capabilities for the healthcare industry and steadily emerging as a dominant player through focused approach and some strategic acquisitions.
