[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Silicon Valley of India hosted in early November an august gathering of researchers and developers of cutting edge technology at the 11th edition of Texas Instruments Developer Conference (TIDC).
[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Designing better health care is also about better ambiance and design. This issue focuses on how better designed hospitals and health care centers can nurse people better.
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A home medical device, designed to be part of a remote personal home care management system for people with chronic conditions, has been launched by Intel.
A new website, Diabetes Support, has been launched to allow people with diabetes to exchange knowledge and experiences with other people with the condition, their family and carers.
Sunquest Information Systems, the US specialist in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, has completed the acquisition of Anglia Healthcare Systems.
A year after Microsoft first announced plans to establish a health user group (HUG) for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), it this week announced the launch of the online forum.
Trivitron Group of companies, the largest player of Indian origin in the Medical Technology Industry, has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Boston Scientific Corp, one of the largest medical devices company worldwide.
Indian hospital major Narayana Hrudayalaya plans to set up a health city in Mexico that will also cater to patients from the US.
Wockhardt group will invest INR 1,000 crore in the next three years for expanding its healthcare infrastructure.
Health-care providers of all stripes face a host of technology challenges in the new year. Indeed, “the tea leaves are not settled at the bottom of the cup yet, but [providers] are already expected to budget for 2009, 2010 and beyond,” said Bob Booz, managing vice president for Gartner Research, at a kick-off town hall at Everything Channel’s Healthcare Summit in San Diego.
WebMD Health Corp. announced the honorees of the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards, featured in the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine.
