Ringing in the New
[This article was published in the January 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
In the context of Indian healthcare industry, the year gone by has been truly phenomenal!
INDIA
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.
Blu – ray archive arrives in India
Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and 21st Century Health Management Solutions have signed an MoU to jointly set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Healthcare ICT and Medical Electronic Solutions to address the very large healthcare projects in the government sector in India.
SoftLink International bags the HMIS installation at JIPMER
SoftLink International, a leading Software Product company with core focus on Hospital Automation and Medical Imaging, has bagged the prestigious order for implementation of Hospital Management Information System at JIPMER, Pondicherry.
Rockland Hospitals to target tier-II and III cities in North India
Rockland Hospitals, a multi-speciality hospital offering health care services with its main branch in New Delhi is planning expansion in Tier-II and Tier-III cities in Northern India like Lucknow, Jaipur, Agra, etc., next year.
Accentia Technologies bags $22 mn order in HRCM arena
Accentia Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of Healthcare Receivables Cycle Management, has secured an order valued at US$ 22 million to service a chain of hospitals in US.
Fortis eyes stakes in hospital chains
Fortis Healthcare, which operates a chain of hospitals across India, is seeking to buy a minority stake in Manipal Hospitals and Wockhardt.
Medwin Hospital gets NABH certification
Medwin Hospital recently received a National Accreditation Board for hospitals & Healthcare (NABH) certificate and is now the first hospital in Andhra Pradesh and the 20th in India to do so.
Elder inks pact with Aussie firm
Mid-sized pharma firm Elder Pharmaceuticals has tied up with Australian pharma firm Global Energy Medicines (GEM) to market the latter
Govt mulls medical devices price regulation Act
The Government would soon bring in a medical devices Act in a bid to regulate prices of healthcare equipment.
Wockhardt in talks to raise USD 100 mn
Mumbai-based drugmaker Wockhardt is in discussions with ICICI Venture, ChrysCapital and other private equity firms to divest a 15% stake. The country
