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[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Relisys Medical Devices Limited and 2 Spring BV Netherland sign exclusive European representation agreement for Relisys OEM products

Relisys Medical Devices Limited (RMDL), India based integrated medical device manufacturer headquartered at Hyderabad, has successfully closed an Exclusive European Representation agreement with the Netherland based 2 Spring BV

SaaS healthcare solution for Singapore

Singapore General Hospital (SGH) will introduce an e-health record and management system by the end of 2009. The Community Care Management Solution (CCMS) will be accessible to all wards and polyclinics.

IET is first institution to award new ICT qualification

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has become the first professional institution licensed to award the new ICTTech qualification.

Docs say IT critical to healthcare reform

Two physician organisations are weighing in on the healthcare piece of the economic stimulus package, calling on the president and Congress to support healthcare information technology, additional funding for primary care training, Medicaid funding for states and comparative effectiveness research.

Alchemist meets world standards in critical care

Alchemist Hospital in Panchkula, India, is one of the few hospitals in the country having world-class ICU certified by College of Critical Care Medicine in Mumbai, India.

KLAS announces top-performing software and services vendors for 2008

Market research firm KLAS has named Epic as the highest-performing healthcare vendor across all market segments in its annual rankings, which were released recently.

Piramal fund may buy Trichy hospital stake for INR 100 cr

Ajay Piramal Group

Wockhardt in talks to raise USD 100 mn

Mumbai-based drugmaker Wockhardt is in discussions with ICICI Venture, ChrysCapital and other private equity firms to divest a 15% stake. The country

Wockhardt Group to invest INR 1000 cr in next three years

Wockhardt group will invest INR 1,000 crore in the next three years for expanding its healthcare infrastructure.

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

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

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Apollo Hospitals, Merck arm to set up diabetes clinics

Apollo Hospitals group along with MSD Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of US drug major Merck & Co, is setting up “Sugar Clinics” to tackle diabetes in the country.

Apollo, IGNOU to offer 45 health-related courses in India

Health service provider Apollo Group and Indira Gandhi National Open University recently signed a memorandum of understanding to launch 45 medicine-related courses in four verticals from January next year.