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A hospital a town, keeps away the frown!
A hospital a town, keeps away the frown!

[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

A hospital a town, keeps away the frown!

The Union Budget 2008 is out and a silent celebration is on in almost every board room… (and drawing rooms too!)

Dr. Lal Path Labs
Dr. Lal Path Labs

[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Dr. Lal Path Labs was established in 1949 by Major S.K. Lal. One of India�s largest medical diagnostics company, it is primarily Delhi-based, though it has a pan-India presence.

Taking Control – Medical Devices Industry to get a Regulatory Authority
Taking Control – Medical Devices Industry to get a Regulatory Authority

[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The medical equipment market in India is growing at an annual rate of 15% and is expected to touch US$ 4.98 billion by 2012. With a highly unregulated environment in terms of quality, reliability, pricing and control, uncertainty rules the roost. Often, it�s a confusing maze for care providers and medical professionals, and the brunt of all this has to be borne solely by those at the end of the chain – �the patients� !

There is a dire need for a legal framework and a regulatory agency to look after the industry. How far have we reached? Is the Government taking the right steps? eHEALTH takes stock of the matter.

Conference on Medical Value Tourism
Conference on Medical Value Tourism

[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

CII Northern Region Headquarters recently organised a one and half day conference on medical value tourism, between 7-8 February 2008 at the impressive office premises of its headquarters in Chandigarh.

Patients get POWERFUL – eHEALTH Team
Patients get POWERFUL – eHEALTH Team

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

In a recent ruling of the Supreme Court, prior consent of patients have been made mandatory for all surgical procedures, unless in critical medical conditions

GE makes digital X-Rays affordable – eHEALTH Team
GE makes digital X-Rays affordable – eHEALTH Team

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

GE Healthcare�s new Tejas XR 6000 high frequency X-ray promises to reduce the cost of direct digital X-ray systems to half of the price at which they are currently imported into India.

Exchanging health information – eHealth Initiatives in the USA : Susan Thomas, eHEALTH
Exchanging health information – eHealth Initiatives in the USA : Susan Thomas, eHEALTH

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The multi-stakeholder, non-profit eHealth Initiative (eHI) recently released the results of its Fourth Annual Survey (2007)of Health Information Exchange at the State, Regional and Community Levels in the United States of America, taking stock of 130 community-based health information exchange initiatives. We seek to take stock of the situation as it now appears in the US, and what kind of learning it proposes to the rest of the world.

NUMBERS
NUMBERS

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Numbers

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