Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, expects to grow core earnings by 10-12 per cent this year as it scours France, Spain, India and the United States for new businesses to buy.
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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In a bid to allow Indian doctors practising abroad to return and plug the acute shortage in healthcare back home, the government may soon recognize postgraduate medical degrees of 10 foreign countries.
Smart Open Services (SOS) is a pan-European ehealth project facilitating cross-border healthcare. The project aims to develop services providing patients travelling across Europe with access to high-quality care.
The US-medical device manufacturer Medtronic is planning to extend its presence as a telemedicine provider in Europe the company announced in Switzerland recently.
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Bumrungrad International is a globally recognised and accredited, multi-speciality hospital located in the heart of Bangkok. Founded in 1980, Bumrungrad is the largest private hospital in South-East Asia, with 554 beds and over 30 speciality centers. The hospital offers state-of-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic and intensive care facilities, working as a holistic one-stop medical centre.
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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The European Commission has proposed a system, which provides cars in Europe with a direct contact to the emergency services.
Soon mobile phone will guide blind people in finding their way. Sweden based company, Mobile Sorcery AB is developing the software, which will guide sight impaired and blind people with voice advisories from their mobile phones.
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
In developed countries, telecare is emerging as a strategic enabler for the provision of independent living to older people in their own homes, driven by demographics and new technologies.
[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
In the last few years, e-Health has emerged as a tool for substantial productivity gains and restructured, citizen-centric health care.
[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Every year thousands of ICU patients develop atypical physiological symptoms, which keep them ill longer than necessary.
[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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