Philips, GE, Siemens eye Larson and Toubro medical division
International majors such as Philips, General Electric (GE) and Siemens are believed to be in the race for acquiring the medical equipment business of Larsen and Toubro (L&T).
iSoft to launch RadCentre in the Netherlands
Health IT specialist iSoft says it will launch its RadCentre radiology information system in the Netherlands this autumn.
ICICI Venture to raise healthcare corpus, buy into more hospitals
Leading private equity (PE) firm ICICI Venture is betting big on the country
Upgrade for select pvt hospitals soon
In a move that will regularise and upgrade the healthcare facilities for central government employees, the health ministry is likely to issue a directive asking more than 150 Central Services Medical Attendant (CSMA)-affiliated private hospitals to get the approval of National Accreditation Board for hospitals and healthcare providers (NABH).
Telemedicine Centre to come up at NIT Tiruchirapalli
The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (NITT) has expressed a keen interest in starting a Telemedicine Centre.
City couple launches doctor service for lone parents
A Delhi-based medical organisation visits parents of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) at home to check up on their health and keeps the children posted about every development.
Telemedicine service for tsunami-hit children
The regional government of Nagapattinam district administration has decided to make use of telemedicine services to provide psychological treatment to the tsunami-hit children.
Dell, Intel and Motion team up on health IT
Global IT firms Dell, Intel and Motion Computing have launched a new service to assess, design and validate the quality and coverage of wireless networks soon to become the backbone of health care information flow.
GE acquires Agility Healthcare Solutions
Agility Healthcare Solutions provides unique and innovative products that transform hospital workflow and patient care management.
Carestream assists EU R-Bay project
Carestream Health is acting as a major technical infrastructure provider to the EU-funded R-Bay validation project, which aims to address the uneven spread of radiologists across member states.
Sectra to provide NI radiology system
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland will implement an integrated solution for managing radiology information and images (RIS/PACS) provided by the Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra through a ten-year agreement.
TI delivers breakthrough power efficient AFEs
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) recently introduced two new power efficient integrated analog front ends (AFEs) for handheld ultrasound systems.
