In order to expedite the construction of eight new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutes in the country, Union health minister Sri Ghulam Nabi Azad announced incentives of up to Rs 10 crore for early completion of these projects.
Dr. Anne Doig, President CMA, told that health-care change requires that doctors make their practices more efficient.
Health care reforms have been the talk of the town lately and some big progress is being made on the healthcare IT front.
In an interview with eHEALTH, U. K. Ananthapadmanabhan, President, KMCH, talks about recent health initiatives taken by the hospital and how technology has revolutionised healthcare in the country and around the world. Excerpts
Rockefeller Foundation’s new health initiative addresses global need for affordable, accessible and quality health services
EDITORIAL Up to the South ! COVER STORY Best of South – An insight into 12 hospitals based in the […]
Established in 1990, Kovai Medical Center andHospital is a 350-bed super-facility corporatehospital located in Coimbatore on a sprawling 20acre site. […]
Recognised as world’s leading vendor of database and integration technologies for healthcare applications, InterSystems Corporation has set itself as a class-apart in the global health IT industry.
Recognized as worlds leading vendor of database and integration technologies for healthcare applications, Inter Systems Corporation has set itself as […]
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Ltd. (EHIRCL) observed a week long ‘Patient Safety Awareness Week’ starting May 18, 2009. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Chairman Cardiac Sciences, Dr. Ashok Seth and President Medical Strategy and Quality, Dr. Narottam Puri.
Senator Joseph Emilio A. Abaya of the first district of the Cavite province stressed the need for the country to have a law pushing for a telemedicine bill that will facilitate collaboration between public and private institutions, and government and non-government offices.
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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President Obama recently announced the appointment of Nancy-Ann DeParle, former director of Cerner Corporation, as director of the White House Office for Health Reform.
