IT plays important role in healthcare management, Raja
Union Minister for IT and Communications A Raja has recently spoke on the varied ways in which Information Technology can provide the common man with easy access to healthcare.
TELEMEDICINE
Smart Healthcare through ICT-Apollo and Cisco join hands
Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s one of the largest health care providers, and Cisco has announced an alliance to help transform health care through Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
NEWS REVIEW
[This article was published in the May 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
News: May 2010
North Korea Teams up with WHO to Launch Telemedicine Network
With the help of the World Health Organization, North Korea formally launched a medical videoconferencing network that will connect smaller, rural medical facilities with specialists at Kim Man Yu hospital in the capital Pyongyang.
World’s Smallest, Lightest Telemedicine Microscope Invented
Aydogan Ozcan, a UCLA engineer, has created a miniature microscope, the world’s smallest and lightest for telemedicine applications.
Paperless hospital in Africa offers prototype for new model of care
A new hospital recently opened in Botswana is being touted as a paperless hospital without borders. Bokamoso Private Hospital, a 200-bed, state-of-the-art specialty hospital that opened in January, is allowing patients to stay in the country for the medical care they need, said officials.
AT&T Nabs Contract To Help Support California Telehealth Network
The University of California selected AT&T for a three-year, USD 27 million contract to build a telecommunications system for the California Telehealth Network.
Med-e-Tel 2010 – Annual, international Telemedicine and eHealth Forum taking place on 14-16 April 2010 in Luxembourg
The 8th edition of Med-e-Tel, the International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum, will take place on 14-16 April 2010 at Luxexpo, the Luxembourg Exhibition and Congress Center.
Tending to heart patients at home- tele ECG the novel concept
The basic diagnostic tool for heart attack patients is an Electro cardiogram. ECG detects that patient has suffered a heart attack or not besides this it is very useful tool for surveillance following heart attack, coronary bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty.
Transforming Healthcare with IT
[This article was published in the April 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
A post-show report of the first International Conference on transforming healthcare with information technology organised by the Apollo Group during March 8-10, 2010 in New Delhi.
Tertiary care facility opens in Apollo
Apollo group of hospital has announced the launch of its 49th hospital at Bhubaneshwar. The 350 bed tertiary care facility with state-of-the-art technology would be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Rural healthcare-the focus of Union Budget 2010
The focus of the Union Budget 2010-11 is on rural healthcare with the allocations rising to a whopping INR 22,300 crores from INR 19,534 crores during the previous fiscal year. This escalation is in keeping with the evolving needs of the growing healthcare industry of the country.
EVENTS DIARY
[This article was published in the March 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Event Diary- March 2010
