Medsynaptic’s WebPACS installed at Solapur hospital
Medsynaptic announced recently that it has completed the installation of its Enterprise WebPACS system – Medsynapse at Ashwini Hospital in Solapur, India.
Telemedicine links Africans to Indian expertise
Linked by a high-speed Internet connection, the doctors in Care Hospital in Hyderabad, India, study X-rays and laboratory results being transmitted by doctors from Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Flipping between charts, they use light pens to point out important features. They can see each other in windows on their screens, while medical charts fill the rest of the display.
Sweden launches national e-health strategy
The Swedish government has launched a new citizen-centred national e-health strategy designed around ensuring the provision of information to where it is needed to support improvements in care.
Medtronic to surf Europe’s ‘wave of telemedicine’
The US-medical device manufacturer Medtronic is planning to extend its presence as a telemedicine provider in Europe the company announced in Switzerland recently.
Disease Management Association soon in India
In an effort to control proliferation of chronic diseases in the country, a group of healthcare professionals has devised a new non-profit organization, Disease Management Association of India (DMAI) to propagate disease management concept and tools all over the country.
Dabur OncQuest to expand operations to Pakistan, Dubai
Dabur OncQuest, the cancer diagnostics arm of Dabur Group, is planning to enter Pakistan, Dubai and other south Asian countries.
Northern Ireland launches emergency care record
Northern Ireland health minister, Michael McGimpsey, has launched the Northern Ireland Emergency Care Record – a new emergency care project for patients attending A&E and out-of-hours services.
Smart fabrics for health to be piloted by EU team
A cluster of EU research projects, collectively known as the SFIT Group are piloting garments which can measure a wearer’s body temperature or trace their heart activity.
VDE paper supports telemonitoring for diabetics
German industry association, VDE, has published a paper on telemonitoring for diabetic patients, urging politicians to make greater use of telemonitoring technology in order to reduce long-term complications of diabetes and costs for diabetic patients.
Online medical information exchange launched
A verified, physicians-only online information exchange, www.ozmosis.com, dedicated to the discovery and sharing of medical knowledge and the improvement of patient care has been launched.
NYC to develop unified medical records
New York Governor, David Paterson announced recently announced US$ 105 million in grants to help develop a unified system of electronic medical records for New Yorkers he said would reduce errors and duplicative testing.
Voice-based information capture soon in Norwegian hospital
Royal Philips Electronics announced today that Ull University Hospital in Oslo – Norway
