New technology to speed response times

Leading Canadian Hospital Uses Ekahau Badge Tags and Wi-Fi-based Location Tracking Technology to speed response times when staff need assistance.

Paperless hospital in Africa offers prototype for new model of care

A new hospital recently opened in Botswana is being touted as a paperless hospital without borders. Bokamoso Private Hospital, a 200-bed, state-of-the-art specialty hospital that opened in January, is allowing patients to stay in the country for the medical care they need, said officials.

Australia to Spend $632m to Cut Hospital Waiting Times

The Australian Government will spend A$500m ($632m) to cut waiting times for hospital emergency services to a maximum of four hours. The government also will provide A$150m ($139m) of additional funding from July to states and territories to cover the cost of moving toward the target.

Nine hospitals on railway land in Bengal

Nine multi-specialty hospitals and medical colleges are going to be set up on vacant railway land in West Bengal.

HEALTHCARE CIO OUTLOOK

[This article was published in the February 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

There has recently been a surge in the implementation of information and communication technologies in hospitals and healthcare facilities across the globe. In an effort to track this trend, eHEALTH brings you a comprehensive coverage of the extent of ICT usage in healthcare in its Health CIO Outlook 2010 report.

1000 Crore Mental Health plan to address manpower shortage

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that 1756 mental health worker will be produced with the initiatives under

Patient Safety How Hospital Computerisation Can Help : Dr. Karanvir Singh, Consultant Surgeon & Head, Medical Informatics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Enterprise wide computerisation in hospitals not only helps in minimising treatment errors by eliminating mistakes made while prescribing medicines, but also helps in reducing the overall costs of the care provided.

InterSystems TrakCare leading in the Middle East

InterSystems Corporation today signed a landmark deal to provide its TrakCare healthcare information system (HIS) to the new Sharjah Teaching Hospital.

Apollo City: One-stop Healthcare : Dr. K. Hari Prasad, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, is a 350 bedded multi-specialty hospital with over 50 specialties and super-specialties besides 10 centers of excellence, education, research, information technology. The average staff to patient ratio for the hospital is 3:1 with a 1:1 ratio prevailing in priority areas like the Intensive Care Unit and the Cardiac Care Unit.

Towards Patient-centered Care : Ananthapadmanabhan, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital

In an interview with eHEALTH, U. K. Ananthapadmanabhan, President, KMCH, talks about recent health initiatives taken by the hospital and how technology has revolutionised healthcare in the country and around the world. Excerpts

Up South: July 2009 Issue

EDITORIAL Up to the South ! COVER STORY Best of South – An insight into 12 hospitals based in the […]

Apollo City: One-stop Healthcare

Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, is a 350 bedded multi-specialty hospital with over 50 specialties and super-specialties besides 10 centers of excellence, education, […]

Towards Patient-centered Care

Established in 1990, Kovai Medical Center andHospital is a 350-bed super-facility corporatehospital located in Coimbatore on a sprawling 20acre site. […]