NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Converting Challenges into Opportunities
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
EDITORIAL
User-Driven Healthcare- A Conceptual Model : Dr. Rakesh Biswas, Dr. Nupur Sarka
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Learning, be it e-Learning or otherwise, is a cyclical process of reflective observation based on day to day concrete experiences, followed by abstract conceptualization and active experimentation at either individual or group levels.
Philips Flexing Muscles in Diagnostic & Imaging Markets
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Philips is one of the leading players in healthcare, mainly in the markets of medical diagnostics and patient monitoring systems that include X-Ray, general ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Towards Nano Products in e-Healthcare Environment : GL Narasimha Murthy
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Hospitals are also moving away from purchasing point solutions and toward buying equipments from different vendors that are interoperable, and that have a uniform user interface.
Telemedicine Binds India and Ethiopia : J.S. Chhabra, T.K. Roy
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
As there is generally no medical specialist in remote areas, there is a great need to provide specialized support for the betterment of health in these areas.
e-Health: Tangible Lessons from Canada : By Trevor Hodge
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
In response to strong public concern about wait times, Canada�s First Ministers committed to providing evidence-based wait time benchmarks for cancer, cardiac care, diagnostic imaging, joint replacement and sight restoration (cataract surgery).
Healthcare in India: Problems and Prospects
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
By the application of e-Health, knowledge or information pertaining to a quality and sophisticated healthcare system can be made accessible to remote corners of India, where only rudimentary health infrastructure is available.
Government of Jamaica and the World Bank plan new HIV/ AIDS Initiative
The World Bank has recently announced that it will work with Jamaican authorities to prepare a Second HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project based on the current program
It is a different ball game in the case of patents’ filing in India
It has come to the notice that despite the presence of a patent law that guards against giving exclusive commercial rights for modifications of existing medicines, research firms, both multinational and domestic, have tried their luck on 80 patent applications on TB drugs pending with Indian patent offices across the country.
Check personal health records via ICE technology
Now, patients can check medical records through their mobile phone. A division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., CapMed, has acquired the technology, which provides mobile phone-based medical records.
Check personal health records via ICE technology
Now, patients can check medical records through their mobile phone. A division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., CapMed, has acquired the technology, which provides mobile phone-based medical records.
New York State Health Dept. launches EPHT website
The New York State Health Department has launched its Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) website, which provides links to existing environmental and human health related data.
