[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Technology is becoming a critical factor in monitoring patients with speed and accuracy.
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Progress in medical sciences including significant sophisticated diagnostic equipment, tools and medical devices has addled the developed world with rapidly rising healthcare costs.
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Technology will play a significant role in healthcare industry across the globe… and even more so in India, where it is still at a nascent stage. The recently organised �CII MEDI Tech Summit 2009� threw light on this crucial aspect that promises to transform healthcare industry by leveraging technology to improve standards of care.
Apollo Hospitals has launched telemedicine service at Om Hospital in Kathmandu which would benefit the people of Nepal who could now consult Indian doctors for expert advice on various health problems.
European healthcare is threatened by soaring costs and limited resources. Market tests demonstrating that telemedical services can cut costs and improve treatment are now being implemented across the continent.
Motorola recently unveiled the new FR series of mobile computers to address Enterprise Mobility market in India and Asia.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of the US state of California is funding of $16m to the Allied Health Initiative to increase healthcare professionals in the state using public-private partnership (PPP) over the next three years.
According to a recent study published by Global Industry Analysts, India and other developing countries, where quality of healthcare vary widely between urban and rural areas, adopt telemedicine for bridging the rural-urban gap and offer enhanced access to quality medical care for its population.
Motorola launches new converged handheld mobile computers for Indian and Asian markets.
Established in 1984 in Jaipur, Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR) is the first of its kind in India, with attention solely focused on health systems management. It is a premier institute in health management education, training, research, programme management and consulting in the health sector including Hospitals and Healthcare IT. IHMR has two centers at Bangalore and Delhi.
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, is known for teaching and training medical professionals in various medical super-specialties. The latest achievement of SGPGIMS is the setting up of the School of Telemedicine and Biomedical Informatics. Currently, the infrastructure at the school consists of several laboratories in all areas of healthcare IT, Telemedicine, HIMS, Health Knowledge Management, Medical Imaging Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, CDSS, Medical Mutimedia & Animation, Surgical Informatics etc.
Set up in 2004, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) is known to be the country’s first premier institute exclusively focused on specialised Clinical Research education. Currently, ICRI has its presence in five Indian cities and is planning to set up a center in London.
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The liberalisation of the foreign investment policy and the emergence of private healthcare providers have proved to be a shot in the arm for the Indian healthcare industry, giving rise to specialised fields in healthcare and opening new career opportunities for thousands of job seekers in India.
