HP aims to sign up with 2,000 hospitals

Technology solutions major Hewlett-Packard has set a target of signing up with about 2,000 small and medium-sized hospitals in the country by the end of the current fiscal.

eHEALTH India 2008 Event Report

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

eINDIA 2008, India�s largest ICT event was held from 29th to 31st July 2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

KIMS to acquire 2 hospitals, invest INR 300 crore

Healthcare services provider Kerela Institute of Medical Sciences is looking to acquire two hospitals in South India and has earmarked a budget of INR 300 crore for the purpose.

Rural areas reap benefits of telemedicine

Quicker access to cardiologists, neurologists or radiologists even in remote places in Karnataka is now a possibility, thanks to advances in telecommunication. Cardiac emergencies like thrombosis are now being attended to by trained doctors at the Chamarajanagar district hospital and at 19 public health centres (PHCs) under the Karuna Trust.

Global Hospitals to launch a 500-bed facility soon

Multi-speciality healthcare provider Global Hospitals Group will soon launch a hospital with 500 beds in Chennai.

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

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

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Columbia Asia hospital opens in Kolkata

Kuala Lumpur-based multinational hospital chain Columbia Asia Hospitals has opened its Kolkata unit, the fourth in India after two in Bangalore and one at Gurgaon.

Fortis to give Punjab its first cancer hospital

Fortis Health Care Limited has submitted a detailed plan to the Punjab government to set up a Cancer Institute and Research Centre on a plot close to the company

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

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Road Ahead – Health Insurance Summit, 25th May 2008, The Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore

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

Health insurance in India is increasingly getting refined and redefined, with a population of more than a billion people

CBaySystems to invest $25 mn and up headcount in country

With a view to rapidly ramp up operations and expand its footprint in the country, CBaySystems, has drawn up a US$ 25 mn capex plan over the next two years.

Wipro, Cognizant among largest healthcare IT providers in US

Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions, which has major operations in India, and Bangalore-based Wipro Technologies has been ranked among the 100 largest healthcare IT providers in the US.