Medical Robot by Panasoinc

Panasonic declared that it has developed a medical robot that dispenses drugs to patients, the Japanese electronics giant’s first step into robotics.

Mobile telecentre at Holy Family Hospital

A mobile van equipped with all facilities of telemedicine centre was handed over in a ceremony held at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) on Tuesday.

First Lady: US$851m to go for community health centers and IT upgradation

On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama announced that US$851 million will be granted to Community Health Centers across US.

Holistic Eye Care :: Dr S S Badrinath, Sankara Nethralaya Hospital

Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, run by Medical and Vision Research Foundation, is a superspecialty institution for ophthalmic care receiving patients from all over the […]

ePayments to rescue billions says United Health

Washington healthcare reformers get an advice from UnitedHealth Group.

Aarogyasri – revolutionising public health through conviction and innovative ICT application : Pratap Vikram Singh, Correspondent, CSDMS

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

Rajiv Aarogyasri, a government initiated health insurance scheme (working on a public-private partnership model) running in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, is one of the successful government endeavours ever for sustainable provision of health cover for people living below poverty line.

National Health Information Network goes live with Wellogic, in partnership with MedVirginia and Social Security Administration

First live electronic medical record exchange system used to process disability claims in the United States was launched by Wellogic and MedVirginia, who are working with the Social Security Administration.

US disease tracker: Orion Health

Over 45 state health departments in US are using technology provided by Orion Health, the software developer, for early detection, rapid response in case of disease outbreak and health emergencies.

Dry eye Testing made Easy

Dry eye sufferers to soon get relief as nanotechnology is being incorporated into a new design for their treatment.

EHR implementation by Rural US hospital

Electronic health records (EHR) system in a bid to enhance communication and clinical services has to be installed by a small rural hospital in the US.

Vaccine plant in Singapore for pneumonia by GSK

On Tuesday, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), established a US $600 million plant in Singapore that is stated to begin producing anti-pneumonia vaccine in 2011.

Amalga supports hospital to check Swine Flu

Microsoft’s Amalga software at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, acts as a software support to check and track cases of Swine Flu.

“we are now in a unique position” : Gary Cohen, iSOFT

iSOFT is one of the world’s largest providers of healthcare IT solutions. iSOFT designs, builds and delivers industry-leading software systems that serve the entire health sector.