Wikipedia-plus launched for medics
The Medpedia Project has launched a beta version of what it hopes will become the world
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
Global HIS market to cross USD 35 Billion by 2015
Increasing awareness among medical service patrons on the benefits of using Information Technology in the healthcare sector, coupled with growing demand for affordable-yet quality healthcare services is forcing hospitals and other medical centers to adopt IT in their daily operations.
KTwo Technology launches new products
KTwo Technology Solutions launched ‘Kshema-Track’ ZigBee based patient flow and asset tracking solution recently. The product is an advanced Hospital Information Management System (HIMS) with radio frequency identification technology (RFID).
Commercial version of VistA EHR framework released as open source
DSS, Inc. a leading developer of enhancements to VistA, the award-winning electronic health record developed by the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs, has announced it will Open Source the code for its vxVista an enhanced version of VistA designed for the commercial market.
Hospital uses Twitter for live surgery info
Micro-blogging service Twitter has been used by US surgeons to provide real-time updates on a live robot-assisted surgical procedure.
Accel India to invest USD 2.5 million in healthcare portal
Rx HealthCare Magic, which runs a healthcare portal HealthcareMagic.com, has raised Series A funding of USD 2.5 million from Accel India, VCCircle has learned. Kunal Sinha, founder and CEO of Rx HealthCare Magic, has confirmed the investment. The funding will be released in tranches as company meets its milestones.
IBM teams with Google to mobilise patient data
IBM has announced a collaboration with Google and Continua Health Alliance on new software to enable data to be easily moved from remote personal monitoring devices into Google Health personal health records (PHRs).
dbMotion selected for Unified and Interoperable Patient Record
dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability and intelligence solutions, has been chosen by UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, to deliver its interoperability and intelligence system to create a single electronic, interoperable patient record across numerous information technology environments and care areas.
NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
TCG Lifesciences has been conferred excellence award by Institute of Economic Studies
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.
Secure Internet for US gov, healthcare, education and defence
Four entities representing the federal government, the aerospace and defense industries, the biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries and higher education in the US are joining forces to increase business and government use of an existing information infrastructure used for the trusted exchange of confidential information over the Internet.
