Apollo

The dry run of the initial INR 5 crore EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system by Apollo in association with 40-odd hospitals in south India and networking of 2 lakh doctors will be done by October of this year.

Apollo plans to set up 250 speciality hospitals

In a move to reach out to smaller towns and cities in the country, Apollo Hospitals Group has chalked out a INR 10,000 crore investment plan to set up 250 small and medium sized multi-specialty hospitals aggregating to 31,250 beds over the next seven years.

RFID in healthcare consortium being formed

According to Harry P. Pappas, CEO and founder of the RFID Educational Foundation, the non-profit charitable institution, is leading an effort to form the RFID in Healthcare Consortium (https://www.rfidinhealthcare.org). On September 9, the Foundation is holding a by-invitation-only meeting at the RFID World 2008 event in order to establish the consortium.

Delhi, NCR faces shortage of 12,500 doctors

Delhi and adjacent areas are facing a shortage of over 12,500 qualified doctors due to high attrition rate and to overcome it, recruitments should be made on priority basis, a study by an industrial body said.

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.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

World News

Satyam launches mobile healthcare for rural Indians

Satyam Computer Services Ltd., announced recently that it has embarked on a revolutionary program to deliver world-class healthcare to remote villages in India, in oartnership with government of Andhra Pradesh.

Apollo Hospitals working with TCS for patient ID number

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd is working on a project that would give each of its patients a Universal Hospital Identification Number (UHIN).

Social network for doctors, insurers to better coordinate

WellNet Healthcare is launching the beta version of its so-called

Karnataka partners EMRI to initiate medical emergency project

The Karnataka government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hyderabad-based Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) to roll out

DMAI to launch Chronic Care Certification Programme for specialists

The Disease Management Association of India (DMAI), the non-profit organization recently formed to propagate disease management concept and tools all over the country, is planning to initiate a Chronic Care Professional (CCP) certification programme for doctors across specialties in India to bring excellence on par with the international standards.

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

India News

Max India, BUPA to set up health insurance co in India

India’s leading healthcare services provider Max India Ltd said it has partnered with UK’s BUPA Finance Plc for setting up a health insurance company in India.