NCI to offer cancer e-care record
The National Cancer Institute, Washington, plans to release a lightweight electronic health record designed to capture data specific to a cancer patient’s office visit.
Microsoft focuses on Xbox applications
Microsoft hopes to vamp up its HealthVault and other health services by making it easier for users to do everything from tracking their caloric intake to counting their steps using their cell phones, according to researchers at a Microsoft forum on health care technology in Beijing.
Hitachi Consulting UK Enables London
Hitachi Consulting United Kingdom has announced that it has completed the delivery of a significant online portal project for Commissioning Support for London (CSL).
iSOFT Launches New Aged and Community Care IT Solution
iSOFT has announced the launch of iSOFT Aged Care – Enterprise Wide Health (EWH), an integrated management solution for aged and community care organisations.
Microsoft to buy Sentillion
Microsoft is to buy Sentillion, a specialist in single sign-on technology for the healthcare industry.
eHealth software launch by Microsoft with Telus
Microsoft is hoping to get patients in control of their health records by working with Telus to launch an Internet-based platform in Canada that users can access any time to keep track of their health information.
Enhanced IT Implementation in Healthcare : Dr Ashish Dhawad, Chief utive Officer,Medsynaptic Pvt. Ltd
Medsynaptic is an emerging medical informatics company in India with a diversified product range for the medical imaging industry.
SingHealth with Microsoft healthcare technology to enhance radiology management workflow and patient care
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University of Miami partners with Microsoft to improve care of the diabetic
University of Miami partners with Microsoft to take upon a study to find out is increased primary health care and software can help in improving health of patients with diabetes.
Amalga supports hospital to check Swine Flu
Microsoft’s Amalga software at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, acts as a software support to check and track cases of Swine Flu.
On the go… : Ramesh Sundaraman, Motorola
A new series of mobile computing device launched by Motorola is all set to revolutionise the way enterprises work and do business. While these new devices, launched recently in the Asian market, are offering a wide variety of mobility solutions across industry verticals, healthcare organisations that are looking to create a sophisticated enterprise-level mobile work environment has much in store from this.
“taking a long term view in our approach” : Matt Campbell, Healthcare Solutions Group (APAC)
Despite being the world’s most powerful IT company, Microsoft has been rather a late entrant into mainstream health IT domain. However, over last few years, it has substantially enhanced its capabilities for the healthcare industry and steadily emerging as a dominant player through focused approach and some strategic acquisitions.
Asking IT: June 2009 Issue
EDITORIAL Health IT czars “ on a platter! COVER STORY Asking IT Exclusive interviews of some globally renowned health IT leaders […]
