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The government has sought support from Non-resident Indians (NRIs) for the proposed state-funded health insurance cover scheme that is aimed at helping some 300 million people living below the poverty line (BPL) across India.
GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions, announced a vendor-independent educational program, designed specifically for biomedical and technical professionals, to enhance their knowledge of IT concepts for healthcare.
China’s Health Minister has announced an ambitious program to provide basic healthcare for every citizen in the world’s most populous nation.
The recently introduced Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2007 has drawn concerns from the healthcare industry. The Bill aims for a national footprint by providing for the registration and regulation of clinical establishments in the country with a view to prescribe minimum standards of facilities and services which may be provided by them.
German industrial giant, the Bosch Group, has acquired US telehealth specialist and innovator Health Hero Network Inc., which focuses on remote health monitoring.
Hospitals in the capital should display the cost of treatment for the patients to see and decide whether it is affordable to them, the Delhi Consumer Commission has observed.
FMCG major Godrej Industries has announced that it has signed an agreement to transfer its medical diagnostics division to ICICI Venture-backed RFCL for an undisclosed amount.
Offshore outsourcing company and IT giant Mastek is raising $40 million in order to acquire companies with intellectual property rights in the insurance and healthcare space.
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Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co has announced a tripartite tie-up with Tata Consultancy Services and CMC Ltd to revamp its IT infrastructure.
The financially-weaker section of the society may hope to get better healthcare facilities from privately-run hospitals such as Escorts, Max and Apollo in the future. The government is planning to issue healthcare vouchers to the poor who could use it as a currency in private hospitals. Hospitals, in turn, may get full refund from either the government or accredited insurance companies.
Lauding the government’s initiative of unveiling a National Biotechnology Policy, industry experts said that it was imperative that this policy was implemented in a time bound manner and that the government ensured that it “walked the talk” if the industry had to reap the benefits of the policy.
A government committee has decided to widen the ambit of its initial mandate and find ways to control the prices of imported medical devices.
