NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Laboratory Information Systems: Coming to the Fore

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

LIS can ensure quicker availability of test results and analysis in ICUs, operating rooms or emergency room settings.

The SOPARNO Project Set to Make an Impact

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

SOPRANO stands for �Service-oriented Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans� and it is an integrated project in the European Commission�s 6th Framework Programme (IST Priority 6th Call on Ambient Assisted Living or AAL).

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.

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.

Telemedicine Gets a Human Face

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

This initiative of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka endeavours to take the dividends of the highly specialized field of human genetics to rural communities through an ICT platform, and draws on the infrastructure facilities of the newest Nenasala at the Kurunegala Hospital and that of the Koslanda Nenasala.

Apollo establishes Asia’s first health city in Hyderabad, India

Apollo Hospitals Group has launched Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, India, the first functional health city in Asia.

Microsoft: Facilitating e-Healthcare in the Asia Pacific Region – Driving Knowledge to Bring in a Healthy Change : Gabe Rijpma, Director, Health and Human Services Industry, Microsoft Asia Pacific

In an exhaustive interview with Gabe Rijpma, Director, Health and Human Services Industry, Microsoft Asia Pacific, eHealth has attempted to probe the Microsoft�s vision for fostering e-Health in the Asia Pacific region and also its pragmatic corporate initiatives towards fruition of that vision.

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Building Information Capacity for Better Health: US and Beyond : Ticia Gerber

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The terms e-Health and health information technology (HIT) are used somewhat interchangeably in the United States.

Intel: Wedded to Integrated Technology Solutions in Healthcare – Making deep inroads in home healthcare : Chris S. Thomas, Chief Strategist Intel Corporation

Interview

Integrated Healthcare Management System

[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The trend of providing integrated healthcare systems seems to be increasing in the developed countries as healthcare providers are realizing the multifarious advantages of it.