Small hospital with big IT agenda
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, in the rolling hills of southwestern Iowa is among those making IT inroads.
Health Care Management seminar held in Karachi University
KU Umair Basha Institute of Technology, in coordination with the Staffordshire University
Heart health city in Ahmedabad
Next time a Baby Noor of Pakistan needs an advanced heart surgery, she might pick Ahmedabad instead of Bangalore.
World News : Dec 2008
State Department, IBM build telehealth bridge to rural Pakistan A telemedicine project by the State Department, IBM, and other public […]
eHealth Asia 2008
[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
eHealth Asia 2008� – the second annual Asian conference presented by eHEALTH magazine was recently concluded in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Held between 11-13 November 2008, at the magnificent Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
WORLD NEWS
[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
World News
Karachi medical institute embraces Digital Healthcare with IBM
IBM has announced that Memon Medical Institute (MMI) in Karachi will implement IBM BladeCenter and IBM System Storage to store electronic medical records for the very first time to provide the availability of critical information and a manageable storage infrastructure in time for the hospitals grand opening next year.
State Department, IBM build telehealth bridge to rural Pakistan
A telemedicine project by the State Department, IBM, and other public and private organizations has enabled medical specialists to treat patients in remote, medically underserved areas of northern Pakistan, some of whom have suffered for years from easily treatable diseases.
NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Business News
Rural areas reap benefits of telemedicine
Quicker access to cardiologists, neurologists or radiologists even in remote places in Karnataka is now a possibility, thanks to advances in telecommunication. Cardiac emergencies like thrombosis are now being attended to by trained doctors at the Chamarajanagar district hospital and at 19 public health centres (PHCs) under the Karuna Trust.
Lawson eyes S Asia via India presence
Taking its operations in South Asia to the next level, ERP software, applications and services provider Lawson Software has formally opened its first office in India at New Delhi.
Fortis plans medical institute in Punjab, to invest INR 100 cr
Medical service provider Fortis Health Care plans to set up an institute, which will also house a cancer research hospital, in Punjab at an initial investment of INR 100 crore.
