India’s attempts to make a foray into the world of telemedicine has not made much headway, especially due to foreign data processing laws and difficulties in certification of qualifications of Indian telemedicine providers, the Planning Commission has said.
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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A leading Bahraini businessman has proposed to set up a medical city in Bangalore with the help of investors from Gulf countries.
India’s growing reputation as a major medical tourism destination is attracting more and more visitors from Gulf countries. And many travel agents are now offering packages combining treatment with a vacation.
Medtronic Inc, a US-based global leader in medical technology, recently announced the opening of the first centre of excellence for device implantation in South Asia in collaboration with Care Hospital here. Care Hospital will be the first centre in South Asia to offer hands-on training to cardiologists.
Wireless location-based services (LBS) provider SquareLoop has introduced a text messaging system to enable secure transmission of health data over public wireless networks.
The open source developer community, Open Health Tools (OHT), has announced a collaborative effort to develop common healthcare IT products and services. Its 26 members consist of national health agencies, government-funded organisations and agencies, major healthcare providers, international standards organisations and companies from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Microsoft has announced the European launch of its Amalga enterprise unified business intelligence (UBI) product for the health sector.
The US-medical device manufacturer Medtronic is planning to extend its presence as a telemedicine provider in Europe the company announced in Switzerland recently.
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Indian healthcare sector is on a high-growth trajectory propelled by unparalleled domestic growth, increasing public awareness and growing global interest in India�s delivery capabilities.
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
As part of its foray into Saurashtra, Wockhardt took over the N.M. Virani charitable hospital situated in Rajkot in 2006, converting it into a super-speciality facility.
