[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), in conjunction with CHIK Services, organised AsiaPac08 at the Hong Kong
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The International Educational and Networking Forum for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT
Project planned with ISRO should have started in June last year; now, initial phase will connect via satellite premier medical colleges and hospitals to patients at eight or nine district hospitals.
More than 1,500 patients in the remote areas of the region have benefited from the PGI
Klinikum Chemnitz GmbH has become one of the first hospitals in Germany to link its teleradiology service with the electronic health record (EHR).
Patients in remote villages of Jharkhand will soon have access to specialists without having to travel long distances for an examination.
Ericsson and Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation (ATNF), a part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, have taken a major step towards helping bridge the digital divide in rural India by laying the foundation for the introduction of telemedicine delivered using HSPA technology, which will enable the provision of affordable and accessible healthcare to millions of people in remote areas.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, set on a sprawling 8.22 acres of land, is the largest Cardiac Care Hospital in the region. The hospital is a 215-bedded cardiac and multi-speciality hospital, and was the first facility of its kind in the region.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
eHealth is brought to life by contemporary changes of our world and summarises the entire range of services that are at the crossroad of traditional healthcare and information technology. eHealth affects the entire health sector-from general practitioner to the hospital manager, from nurses to software specialists, from social security funds to patients.
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Millions of people in India do not have access to essential healthcare. Can telemedicine be the answer?
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.
