Enhancing the Usability of EMR through Multimodal Interactions

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NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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Customer Relationship Management The Key Differentiator in High-end Healthcare : Ruth Connolly, General Manager, Microsoft Dynamics, Asia Pacific

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�IT plays a crucial role in establishing a competitive advantage for hospitals looking to compete for the medical tourism dollar.�

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

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New National Biotechnology Policy

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.

TCS to revamp IT infra of Cholamandalam MS

Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co has announced a tripartite tie-up with Tata Consultancy Services and CMC Ltd to revamp its IT infrastructure.

Present model of PPP fails to woo pvt healthcare

It is being claimed that lack of clear modalities on the public-private partnership (PPP) model is delaying the much-hyped entry of the private healthcare sector as a big-time service provider in government hospitals across the country.

GE Healthcare announces its first healthcare Public Private Partnership in India

GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) has announced the signing of a contract between the Government of Madhya Pradesh, GE Healthcare and Sanya Hospitals and Diagnostic center

Hospitals may need to comply to quality standards soon

The Quality Council of India is seeking help from corporates for elevating quality standards in hospitals. It is planning to ask corporate houses to make quality certification mandatory before empanelling hospitals for providing medical benefits to their respective employees.

Govt brings out Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2007

In an effort to control the quality of medicinal products, the government has brought out the Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2007, which lays down the standards for drugs produced or marketed in India.

Amartya Sen suggests expanding healthcare delivery

Nobel Laureate, Amartya Sen, delivering a public on lecture

Apollo DKV will use wellness to cut into claims

The newest entrant in the Indian health insurance business, Apollo DKV Insurance Co., plans to sell health insurance, but it wants to help customers stay healthy through its

Russia expects telemedicine boom

Telemedicine might become one of the priority trends in healthcare development in Russia. In the year 2008 a range of

large telemedicine projects is expected to be implemented. According to specialists, the given sector will develop in Russia not only due to the state initiative, but thanks to attracting private investment.