“IT is the only facilitator for health services in the government sector” : Dr. R C Patnaik, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, India

The health department is a constituent unit of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), providing holistic healthcare facilities to the population residing in the geographical territory under MCD.

40 Issues Young!

[This article was published in the March 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

With the successful completion of 40th issue, eHEALTH magazine has reached one more milestone in its journey of propagating knowledge in the domain of healthcare IT and medical technologies.

“Today, corporate hospitals also recognise the utility of research” : Dr. Upendra Kaul, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre

Fortis Healthcare announced its plan to focus on its academics and research programme with the objective of fostering and facilitating academics and clinical research enterprise across Fortis network of hospitals.

EVENTS DIARY

[This article was published in the March 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Event Diary- March 2010

“Wipro HIS product is under implementation in government sector projects such as ESIC” : Harbir Sawhney, Wipro HealthCare IT

Harbir Sawhney, General Manager of Health-IT division of Wipro, shares his perspectives on the health IT scenario and Wipro’s initiatives in this space.

“Carestream is the only company in India offering a complete range of medical imaging products” : Prabir Chatterjee, Carestream Health India Pvt. Ltd.

In conversation with eHEALTH, Prabir Chatterjee, MD of Carestream Health India Pvt. Ltd., provides insight into the company’s business operations in India and provides an overview of the overall medical imaging market.

Railways to Set up 18 Medical, 7 Nursing Colleges

The Indian railways is looking to greatly improve its medical facilities by using the public-private partnership model. It proposes to establish 18 medical colleges attached to existing railway hospitals through PPP.

Challenges in Current Medico- Legal Environment in India : D. Samuel Abraham, Legal Offi cer, Directorate, CMC Hospital, Vellore

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

The article focuses on the laws pertaining to the health services in India and discusses certain cases that put light on the various issues and challenges faced by the medical industry.

ResMed acquires CPAP and Ventilation distribution business of Respicure

ResMed, a world leader in the design and manufacture of respiratory devices to treat sleep disorders, have announced the acquisition of CPAP and Ventilation distribution of longstanding partner Respicure.

ICT ENABLED HOSPITAL OF THE YEAR

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

ICT Enabled Hospital of The Year

Eyeing Opportunities beyond Metros… : Dr. Pradeep Bhardwaj, Ojjus Medicare Group

Ojjus Medicare Group has recently unveiled plans to open five hospitals and two medical colleges across non-metros cities like Noida, Faridabad, Jaipur, Bhopal and Ranchi. The group presently has the 220-bed multi super-speciality hospital in Noida, and an upcoming 300-bed oncology and 200-bed rehabilitation centre in Faridabad with post treatment co-ordination and follow-up centres across the country.

Eyeing Opportunities beyond Metros…

Ojjus Medicare Group has recently unveiled plans to open five hospitals and two medical colleges across non-metros cities like Noida, Faridabad, Jaipur, […]

“Health and Hospital managers will be in great demand” : Dr. V.K. Singh, Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR)

Established in 1984 in Jaipur, Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR) is the first of its kind in India, with attention solely focused on health systems management. It is a premier institute in health management education, training, research, programme management and consulting in the health sector including Hospitals and Healthcare IT. IHMR has two centers at Bangalore and Delhi.