IT for health care

Health IT can drastically improve health-care access and the quality of that care, and can dramatically lower the costs.

ICT for enhancement of rural health in Lisbon

Technology has the potential of enhancing both quality and cost efficiency not only in the larger centers but also in rural clinics and hospitals as well.

RFID ensures safety in Thailand hospitals

Bangkok Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in Thailand providing tertiary healthcare, has been studying a plan to implement RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to enhance the level of safety for its patients.

Computers and mobile phones are playing an increasingly valuable role in helping doctors

Government ministers of United Kingdom believe that new technology can also be harnessed to help elderly people live independently for longer.

Wireless spending to reach $7 billion

A recent study by The Focal Point Group LLC predicts that spending for wireless health care applications will reach $7 billion by 2010.

More tech and growth potentials in health sector

In a bid to improve patient care, governments in Europe and North America are pushing for the adoption of electronic records and data transfers, which is kick-starting the growth of a hybrid business that attracts companies from both the healthcare and tech arenas.

Enabling drug discovery with technology

Computational genomics, proteomics and drug design get a boost with the Centre for Genomic Application adopting high performance computing solutions to cut down the research time and costs.

Uganda first to get benefit of ARV technology

Uganda has become the first country in the world to benefit from a healthcare information system that manages, measures and monitors the distribution of Anti retroviral drugs (ARVs).

Semantic Web eyes to link health care information

The World Wide Web Consortium announced formation of the Semantic Web for Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group , which is to deploy standardized Semantic Web specifications to provide services defined by the user community.

[This article was published in the January 1900 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced recently that the Department will participate in an international effort to promote the rapid adoption of standard clinical terminology, for promoting the worldwide development of electronic health records.