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India gets a radio station on disaster management The country's first radio station on disaster management was launched on 23 […]

TI, IIT-Kgp in medical tech pact

Texas Instruments (TI), the global information technology company, has signed a four-year collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of healthcare in India.

EMRs – An Odyssey to Holy Nirvana : Gp Capt (Dr) Sanjeev Sood, Air Force Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Gp Capt (Dr) Sanjeev Sood, Hospital and Health Systems Administrator, Air Force Hospital, Chandigarh, has successfully managed several Air Force Hospitals (Station Medicare Centres) providing quality and comprehensive medical cover to a large dependent population.

Riding high on hope

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The highs and lows of healthcare information technology

“mHealth is empowering the healthcare delivery system in India” : Dr BS Bedi, C-DAC, India

Dr BS Bedi, Advisor-Health Informatics, C-DAC, Government of India, has streamlined telemedicine centers and standardised mHealth services with effective framework of IT into the industry.

Accessibility – any time, anywhere

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Easy accessibility, improved clinical decision, reduced costs, increased hospital process efficiency

RIS and PACS : Defining Trends in Radiology

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] With the advent of RIS and PACS, the era of digital radiology has arrived

“Tele-health is being viewed as a distinct service, as a subspecialty” : Prof K Ganapathy, President – Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation

Prof K Ganapathy, President, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation and Telemedicine Society of India, and President Elect, Indian Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, is a pioneer in introducing telemedicine in India. A renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Ganapathy has initiated pilot projects in using wireless telemedicine in several rural areas in India.

Managing New-Age Hospitals

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Hospital information systems are an absolute necessity for managing information and data within hospitals

Bells of change

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The global healthcare IT market is estimated to touch US $53.8 billion by 2014, growing at a CAGR of 16.1 percent.

Securely Yours

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The health insurance industry, worldwide has benefitted immensely with the implementation of information technology, which offers a win-win situation for all

Rajeev Agarwal, General Manager � Healthcare Informatics, Philips is a business leader, having extensive experience in healthcare IT solutions for emerging markets.

Telemedicine : Bridging Gap between Technology and Treatment

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The integration of ICT into the health sector has globally empowered the status of health in recent years