Bhutan introduces telemedicine projects

The Government of Bhutan is planning to transform its healthcare scenario in the coming years by introducing telemedicine service across the country.

Study: Telemedicine Market Projected at $18 bn by 2015

According to a recent study published by Global Industry Analysts, India and other developing countries, where quality of healthcare vary widely between urban and rural areas, adopt telemedicine for bridging the rural-urban gap and offer enhanced access to quality medical care for its population.

“Mixing medicine and technology” : Dr S K Mishra, SGPGIMS

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, is known for teaching and training medical professionals in various medical super-specialties. The latest achievement of SGPGIMS is the setting up of the School of Telemedicine and Biomedical Informatics. Currently, the infrastructure at the school consists of several laboratories in all areas of healthcare IT, Telemedicine, HIMS, Health Knowledge Management, Medical Imaging Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, CDSS, Medical Mutimedia & Animation, Surgical Informatics etc.

emerging avenues in Healthcare Education

[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The liberalisation of the foreign investment policy and the emergence of private healthcare providers have proved to be a shot in the arm for the Indian healthcare industry, giving rise to specialised fields in healthcare and opening new career opportunities for thousands of job seekers in India.

Appraising Telemedicine Case studies Lessons and Challenges : Lieutenant Colonel Salil Garg Cardiologist, Command Hospital, Pune and Squadron Leader Mudit Mathur, DD Space Ops, DSCC, Bhopal

[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, time stays, we go � Henry Austin Dobson

Age old industry, new age education

[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

In recent years, the buzzing Indian healthcare industry has generated a huge demand for manpower across many new skill areas and specialisations.

Information Technology advances in healthcare

By 2012, it is estimated that healthcare spending will almost double, with developing economies such as India, China and the Southeast Asian countries showing the highest growth potential with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.0 to 14.0 percent.

Insight into telemedicine instruments : Lieutenant Colonel Salil Garg, Cardiologist, Command Hospital, Pune and Squadron Leader Mudit Mathur, DD Space Ops, DSCC, Bhopal

[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Telemedicine has the potential to significantly change the delivery of healthcare. Today doctor-to-doctor or doctor-to-patient interaction through mobile telephony is routine, and with the advent of 3G networking even transmission of heavy images to handheld devices are possible.

Role of telehealth in developing nations : Rajendra P Gupta, President & Director, Disease Management Association of India (DMAI)

[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Economy and healthcare are two major thrust areas in every part of the world. If a country has a healthy population, it has a productive workforce that leads to a vibrant economy

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital introduces the cyberknife robotic radio surgery system which is designed to treat tumours anywhere in the body.

Orissa rolls out telemedicine centres

The Orissa Trust of Technical Education and Training (OTTET) has announced plans to roll out telemedicine centres in villages across the state-the ninth largest in India.

BARC scientists developed portable tele-ECG machine

A new low-cost and portable tele-electro cardiogram (ECG) system has been developed by the scientists of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

When the going gets tough

[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

As the actual effect of the ‘near-apocalyptic’ credit crisis hits us, we must understand its direct and indirect impact on public health.