Singapore hospitals join medical tourism network
Companion Global Healthcare Inc. announced the addition of three hospitals located in Singapore to its network of overseas medical facilities, bringing its total network membership to seven hospitals.
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GE Healthcare to supply MRI technology at the Olympic Games
GE Healthcare a division of General Electric, announced its role as the sole supplier of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Installed at the Olympic Village General Hospital, two of GE Healthcare’s advanced MRI technologies, the Signa HDe 1.5T will be accessible to be used on all international competing athletes during the Games.
IBM unveils next gen enterprise health analytics
IBM recently announced a new ground-breaking, comprehensive portfolio of health analytics solutions for health systems. IBM’s Enterprise Health Analytics harness the power of massive information generated by today’s healthcare industry by converting it into new, data-driven intelligence.
Microsoft, SAP America provide solutions for Healthcare IT
Microsoft Corp. has announced it has signed a joint marketing agreement with SAP America Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG, through which the companies have agreed to work together to deliver solutions that meet the unique needs of the healthcare industry.
Quest Diagnostics provides health management services to Birla Sun Life
Quest Diagnostics recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Quest Diagnostics India has signed a long-term agreement to provide health assessment services, including diagnostic laboratory testing for Birla Sun Life Insurance Company.
Golden Peacock Innovation Award for retail healthcare centre
Manipal Cure and Care (MCC), India’s leading retail healthcare centre, has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Innovative Product / Service Award – 2007.
Indian chain plans US$54.5 mn expansion in Middle East
Indian preventive healthcare and beauty-care brand VLCC has announced rolling out of a 200 million-dirham (US$54.5 million) expansion across the Middle East and plans of an initial public offer (IPO) by 2009.
GE acquires Image Diagnost International
GE Healthcare has acquired German based Image Diagnost International, a provider of IT systems used in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Accentia Technologies eyes 8 healthcare BPO firms
Accentia Technologies, a healthcare receivables cycle management (HRCM) player, has firmed up measures to buy out as many as eight companies this year. The targeted companies, all players in the healthcare BPO segment, include three foreign and five Indian firms.
Fortis HealthWorld joint venture enters rural India
Fortis Group company Fortis HealthWorld Ltd (FWHL) has said it has tied up with the rural retail initiative of Godrej Agrovet Ltd, Godrej Adhaar, to open pharmacies in rural areas.
Indian IT to boom on US healthcare stimulus
U.S. stimulus for the healthcare sector is proving a boon to the Indian IT with numerous IT-healthcare contracts coming to the country. The Obama administration has unveiled plans to invest USD 10 billion annually in IT to refurbish the American healthcare system.
Barco sells advanced visualisation to Toshiba
Belgian medical imaging specialist Barco has announced that the company closed the divestment operation of its Advanced Visualisation (AVIS) activities to Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Apollo, Tenet Health enter pact
Healthcare group Apollo Hospitals has signed a MoU with US giant Tenet Health. The pact seeks to be an unique exchange programme between the two healthcare majors to learn and share best healthcare practices.
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