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Insurance sector to get healthier : K. C. Mishra, Director, National Insurance Academy, Pune
IRDA expects the health insurance business to be the second-largest premium earner for insurance companies after motor insurance within the next three years�
CII: Industry should be involved in determining healthcare standard
The recently introduced Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2007 has drawn concerns from the healthcare industry. The Bill aims for a national footprint by providing for the registration and regulation of clinical establishments in the country with a view to prescribe minimum standards of facilities and services which may be provided by them.
Healthcare vouchers for the poor for high-end hospital treatment
The financially-weaker section of the society may hope to get better healthcare facilities from privately-run hospitals such as Escorts, Max and Apollo in the future. The government is planning to issue healthcare vouchers to the poor who could use it as a currency in private hospitals. Hospitals, in turn, may get full refund from either the government or accredited insurance companies.
GE Healthcare announces its first healthcare Public Private Partnership in India
GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) has announced the signing of a contract between the Government of Madhya Pradesh, GE Healthcare and Sanya Hospitals and Diagnostic center
Apollo DKV will use wellness to cut into claims
The newest entrant in the Indian health insurance business, Apollo DKV Insurance Co., plans to sell health insurance, but it wants to help customers stay healthy through its
ICICI Venture plans to float healthcare holding firm
ICICI Venture is planning to float a company that will buy medium-sized hospitals and pharmacy chains and act as a holding company for the fund
ICICI Venture plans to float healthcare holding firm
ICICI Venture is planning to float a company that will buy medium-sized hospitals and pharmacy chains and act as a holding company for the fund
HIPAA for Insurance Regulation : Susan Thomas, eHEALTH
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The provisions of HIPAA have come to dominate nearly all aspects of health care data standards development process in the United States of America. HIPAA is forcing all of the standards developers and many industry sectors to rethink their plans, and, in many cases, to redefine their roles.
Telemedicine project will link Hawaii and other Pacific island region
A Federal Grant of up to 4.9 million will be used to build a broadband network linking about 96 rural and urban healthcare providers throughout Hawaii and the Pacific island region.
Max New York Life to invest USD 609 million in India
While launching a unit-linked pension plan, Max New York Life Insurance disclosed plans to invest INR 24 billion (USD 609 million) in the country over the next four years.
Cerner to provide Laboratory Information System to VA
Cerner Corp., a leading provider of healthcare information technology, recently signed a nine year agreement with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to install their Millennium
