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.
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TELEMEDICINE
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
Videoconferencing for mental health inmates in Canada
Videoconferencing facility will be provided to federal offenders with mental health issues in prisons in Ontario.
Transforming through Innovation- Redefining Indian Healthcare through Advanced Informatics : David Thomas, Matrix Knowledge India
eHEALTH caught up with David Thomas, Managing Director, Matrix Knowledge India to capture his views about the future of healthcare in India and understand the value-proposition of his company towards actualising the vision.
Saving Children Through Tele- Consultation in Remote Egypt : Sherif El Tokali, Poverty Reduction, MDGs & Private Sector Team Leader, UNDP- Egypt; Ada Fishta, ICT Specialist, UNDP- Egypt; Alexandra Gil, UN University Volunteer Khaled Shams, World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office
[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
This paper illustrates an example of telemedicine applied in remote areas with limited resources through the presentation of a case-study of tele-consultation network in Siwa Oasis, one of the pristine desert environments in the world.
Narayana Nethralaya Pilots Breakthrough Telemedicine on iPhone
Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore which has been involved in pediatric community eye outreach programs for over 25 years has helped evolve a unique tele-medicine software which allows screening of rural and semi-urban infants for a potentially blinding condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity along with other common conditions including ocular cancers.
