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Australia eHealth system in the mill
The standards and foundations for nation-wide e-health solutions in Australia have now mainly been completed, according to Peter Fleming, Chief utive Officer of National E-Health Transition Authority(NEHTA), leaving implementation on the agenda for 2009.
India hounours its doctors on the occasion of Republic Day
The President of India has conferred nineteen Padma Awards for the year
New wireless standard promises ultra-fast short-range data transfer
Industry association Ecma International has published the standard for a new ultra-fast radio. The 60GHz standard for short-range unlicensed communications provides a high speed wireless personal area network (including point-to-point) for bulk data transfer and multimedia streaming.
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.
Jordan picks Perot to help implement VistA
Perot Systems Corporation has been selected by the Kingdom of Jordan to manage the pilot deployment of the open source clinical information system VistA at two hospitals and a clinic in the capital, Amman.
IHTSDO announces free use of SNOMED CT in low-income countries
The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) announced that it will make Affiliate Licenses for the use of SNOMED CT available to users in low income countries free of charge, as they are in IHTSDO Member countries.
Healthbase, WellPoint tie up for medical tourism solutions
Healthbase and WellPoint will collaborate to bring affordable healthcare benefits to Americans through an international medical tourism pilot program.
Apollo Hospitals, Well Point sign agreement
Apollo Hospitals recently said it has entered into an agreement with US-based Anthem Well Point through its subsidiaries for treating patients recommended by the insurance company.
Greek researchers create AI tool to predict risk of heart attack
Greek researchers have developed a new approach to working out heart attack risk using artificial intelligence.
German e-tendering for health launched
Three German procurement associations have banded together to launch a new e-tendering system called
New translation program to drive down NHS interpreting costs
According to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, health service trusts are being hit by soaring translation costs totaling