Hospital robot expands doctors
Physicians and surgeons at Rochester General Hospital have used a robot to conduct about 500 remote exams at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital since October 2007.
BPOs woo nurses for handling healthcare business
Outsourcing firms in the healthcare and life sciences and insurance space have started recruiting nurses and para medics to do jobs that require these specializations.
Bartronics
In a path-breaking initiative that could revolutionize the health care system, Bartronics America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Limited, has successfully implemented its patent winning RFID based wrist band for automating patient medication process.
New visual control system for patient management
McKesson has launched Horizon Enterprise Visibility, a
GPRS-enabled laptops keep nurses connected to patients
North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus has signed a five-year contract with British Telecommunications (BT) today to equip community nurses with GPRS-enabled laptops that will allow them to access critical patient information at the point of care.
NHS urged to work alongwith pharma industry
New guidelines, issued by the Department of Health, call for more partnerships between the NHS and drug companies, stressing they should be “of mutual benefit with the principal beneficiary being the patient”.
Philips’ latest offering: Fetal-Maternal Monitors
Royal Philips Electronics recently released its Avalon FM40 and FM50 fetal-maternal monitors. The Avalon FM40 and FM50 are the newest additions to the Avalon family of fetal-maternal products, which includes the Avalon Cordless Transducer System (CTS) and the Avalon FM20 and FM30 fetal-maternal monitors.
Fortis pharmacy chain to provide home nurse service
Fortis HealthWorld Ltd, the pharmacy chain of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, is launching India
Bosch buys health network
German industrial giant, the Bosch Group, has acquired US telehealth specialist and innovator Health Hero Network Inc., which focuses on remote health monitoring.
Abu Dhabi hospitals go mobile
The General Authority for Health Services of Abu Dhabi in partnership with ITQAN has selected InfoLogix to provide a mobile technology computing platform in Abu Dhabi.
Nurses go wireless in Essen
Soon the nursing service at Essen University Hospital will become wireless as part of its ambitious wireless health IT project.
RFID in Healthcare – The Emerging Enabler : A.U. Jai Ganesh, S. Srikrishna
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
RFID has the potential to become a atalyst for new efficiencies and enhanced ervices for healthcare service providers.
