R.G. Stone Urological Research Institute, a Super Specialty Urological Research Institute setup for providing specialized treatment for Lithotripsy, Endourology, Holmium Laser, Laparoscopic Surgeries and Diagnostics has recently signed on a new Hospital Iinformation Systems.
Ericsson and Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation (ATNF), a part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, have taken a major step towards helping bridge the digital divide in rural India by laying the foundation for the introduction of telemedicine delivered using HSPA technology, which will enable the provision of affordable and accessible healthcare to millions of people in remote areas.
Himalaya Drug Company is set for a bigger push into rural markets with the launch of a new strategic business unit (SBU) for expanding into smaller towns and hinterland districts.
In a pre-IPO placement, Lotus Eye Care Hospital has sold 2,55,000 equity shares of INR 10 each to the Bennet, Coleman & Company, publishers of Times of India and The Economic Times, at a price of INR 50 each.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Millions of people in India do not have access to essential healthcare. Can telemedicine be the answer?
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
With the rapid proliferation of hundreds of health information websites, e-health publications and commencement of use of electronic health records, we in India, are now in an era of information dissemination.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Editorial
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Health insurance claims processing in ndia is not in the best of shape.
Easy access to visa facilities permitted by India to overseas patients coupled with the best emerging medical infrastructure in large and tertiary towns will make the country earn to an extent of INR 8,000 crore in foreign exchange by 2012, a new study has said.
