Architecting Health Network – Building a Foundation for Health Connectivity : Michael Gill, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Health IT tends to be a catch-all phrase and includes almost anything electronic that displays or transports information. This article focuses primarily on the transportation of information and the provision of applications in a connected environment, where connectivity is the defining factor.

China unveils healthcare scheme

China’s Health Minister has announced an ambitious program to provide basic healthcare for every citizen in the world’s most populous nation.

Interview

THERE IS ROOM FOR NICHE INITIATIVES LIKE OURS : Dr. E. S. Rajendran, MD, New Steth Diagnostic Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Interview

Bilcare to use nanotech to counter drug counterfeiting

A pharma packaging company Bilcare Research of Pune has launched a product to help check the menace of counterfeit drugs. The product has a label with a unique bar code made out of nanotechnology and fingerprinting.

Hospital IT buying just got easier

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Editorial

NoemaLife launches Galileo e-health platform

NoemaLife has launched a new eHealth application platform called Galileo, designed to help exchange information and share resources across the healthcare industry.

Rotary International and Gates Foundation commit USD 200 million to eradicate polio

Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on 26 November, 2007 announced a
partnership to provide USD 200 million for the intensified push to eradicate polio.

eHealth and Public Sector Reforms in India : Dr. Tarun Seem, NRHM

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

In this paper, we take an overview of primary health care scenario in India, the contours of health sector reforms agenda under the National Rural health Mission: the principles of eHealth, possible loci of synergy under NRHM and possible technology options for accelerated health sector reforms in the country.

Gates Foundation pledges $100 mn for global health research

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it has earmarked 100 million dollars to create a new fast-track grants initiatives to support the global health research.

Study says Smartphone use among U.S. physicians accelerating

Smartphones are rapidly emerging as the doctor’s “black bag” of the new millennium, and opportunities abound for mobile eHealth applications for the physician, hospital and consumer segments, according to The Diffusion Group.

Mobile phones for rural health workers

The Union Government of India advised Orissa Government to put geographical information system (GIS) at each village to deliver health services.

Flying Doctors of Austrailia to access medical records

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will have ready access to the medical records of more than 750,000 residents in remote Australia under a new project backed by the federal government.