Bangladesh introduces telehealth services
From February onwards, the Bangladesh government will have in place
KTwo unveils low cost tele-diagnostics devices
KTwo Technology Solutions, a 200 plus people Bangalore based company and an Intel India Design house vendor unveiled its Healthcare device targeted at rural and urban markets.
GE Healthcare to acquire Indian medical cos
GE Healthcare is planning to acquire and provide seed capital to Indian medical device and diagnostic companies.
Bridgehead Software releases new Archiving software
Bridgehead Software has released the latest version of PACStore, a long-term archiving solution that consolidates data from disparate PACS systems, enabling it to be centrally managed and accessed while providing powerful federated search facilities.
HL7 releases child health EHR standard
Health Level Seven (HL7), the healthcare IT standards development organisation, has released the first standard specifying the key functional requirements for child healthcare in an electronic
health record (EHR) system.
IMA seeks subsidised loans for doctors
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said that the government must provide support to doctors in the form of subsidised loan rates for purchasing equipment .
CMPMedica, iSOFT sign global contract for drug information decision-support tools
CMPMedica, a division of United Business Media Limited, and healthcare IT sysytems supplier iSOFT, have signed a worldwide agreement to supply iSOFT with comprehensive evidence-based drug information.
Wellness at the Workplace : Dr. Paul Litchfield, British Telecom
The main role of Occupational Medicine is to provide health advice to organisations and stakeholders, to ensure high standards of health and safety at the workplace. The Chief Medical Officer at British Telecom, speaks about his work at the largest telecom company in the UK.
On a mission to empower : Praveen Srivastava, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India
When NRHM was launched in April 2005, there were a number of separate programs for different areas such as TB, malaria, maternal and child health etc.
Networks… to grow with : Reynold O. Bryan, Jr., Global Healthcare Segment Leader, Extreme Networks
Healthcare is unique because of the nature of its core business of providing quality patient care, medication and related services to people of every age, race and gender, who are either sick presently or with a view to maintaining their health for the future.
Intelligent Communication : Madhukar Saboo, Head – healthcare & Life Sciences vertical, Avaya GlobalConnect
[This article was published in the January 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
An integrated approach to IT and communication systems for better patient care and higher operational efficiencies is very much the need of the hour. This article looks at the importance of effective communication channels that can help in providing better health care facilities.
NRHM gets the IT edge – eHEALTH Bureau (Dipanjan Banerjee & Susan Thomas)
[This article was published in the January 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Improving health conditions in rural areas has always been the biggest challenge in India. eHealth tries to find out how the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) would impact rural health care in India.
Achieving the Vision of Connected Healthcare : Anantharaman S Iyer, Regional Director – India, InterSystems
[This article was published in the January 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Ready availability of correct information is very critical for the health care industry. eHealth looks at various advanced health care information system that can be of use in the health care industry.
