iSoft introduces LabCentre in Netherlands
iSoft has announced that its LabCentre laboratory information system is to be introduced in the Netherlands.
Omaxe Foundation teams up with Maitri in labour health initiative
Omaxe Foundation the philanthropic arm of Omaxe Ltd, fast growing and diversifying Indian realty major with a pan-Indian presence officially launched Project:
ICRI forays into healthcare management
Riding on the healthcare boom in India, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI), India
Fortis to expand Escorts network post court ruling
With the litigation between Escorts Heart Institute and Anil Nanda behind him, Fortis Healthcare Managing Director Shivinder Mohan Singh said the company will now focus on growing the Escorts network and brand.
Delhi’s govt hospitals told to ramp up
Concerned over the deteriorating health care service in the government hospitals, the Chief Minister of Delhi Shiela Dikshit directed all the Medical Superintendents of the Government Hospitals to provide more attention on maintenance in hospitals to enable them to bring desired improvement in healthcare.
Oman woos India’s healthcare sector
Oman has invited India’s private healthcare sector giants to set up mega hospitals with local collaboration in the Dhofar region of the country.
CIGNA creating virtual health community
CIGNA, a leading health service company, has announced the development of a virtual health care community. This computer-simulated world is situated on a Second Life island, where seminars, interactive displays, educational games and virtual health consultations help foster real and sustainable behaviour change that improves health.
New telemedicine service to help in the care of sick babies
Tiny Tom is the latest development of the tele-paediatric service, a major research project run by The University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health (COH), a research centre based in the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
Remote patient monitoring market growing
The European remote patient monitoring market is growing but slowed by limited government reimbursement, reveals research from Frost & Sullivan.
ViScope enables doctors to visualise the heart sounds
HD Medical Services (India) Pvt Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of HD Medical Group Limited of Australia, has entered into an agreement with BPL for the distribution of ViScope 100.
Centre carves out new pharma dept
Considering the growth of the Indian pharma industry, the government has finally issued a notification for setting up a separate department of pharmaceuticals. The notification was issued on July 1.
Indian American medicos join hands with Apollo
Apollo Hospitals Group has agreed to provide ground support and other assistance to 17 dispensaries set up in India’s rural areas by the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI).
Earthquake-resistant hospital to start functioning soon
In a first of its kind in Asia, a INR 100 crore earthquake-resistant hospital providing advanced treatment in the field of liver and biliary sciences will start functioning in the national capital.
