Med-e-Tel 2008

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

The International Educational and Networking Forum for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT

Solutions for Transformation : Patrick Downing, Product Unit Manager, Microsoft Healthcare Solutions Group

Interview

Universal Solution to the Healthcare Challenge : Prof. Diana Schmidt, IT Faculty of Heilbronn University and Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University

Interview

International Development and Evolving Dimensions in Telemedicine : F. Lievens, Board Member and Secretary/Treasurer, ISfTeH, Switzerland & M. Jordanova, Solar-terrestrial Influences Laboratory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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

eHealth is brought to life by contemporary changes of our world and summarises the entire range of services that are at the crossroad of traditional healthcare and information technology. eHealth affects the entire health sector-from general practitioner to the hospital manager, from nurses to software specialists, from social security funds to patients.

Universalising healthcare through telemedicine

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Millions of people in India do not have access to essential healthcare. Can telemedicine be the answer?

Health without frontiers : K. Srikanth, Co-founder, COO, Prognosys Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd. & V. Krishna Prasad, Co-founder, President, Prognosis Medical Systems

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

Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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World news

Need to get a head start into the future of healthcare?

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Editorial

FORTIS HOSPITAL, Mohali

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Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, set on a sprawling 8.22 acres of land, is the largest Cardiac Care Hospital in the region. The hospital is a 215-bedded cardiac and multi-speciality hospital, and was the first facility of its kind in the region.

Healthcare Industry Challenges & IT Solution Offerings : Faisal M. Paul, Country Manager – HPC & Healthcare Business Development, Hewlett Packard India (Sales) Pvt. Ltd.

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

Industry forces are converging the Life Sciences and Healthcare Value Chain – the industry convergence is driven by bioscience innovation, increasing healthcare costs, the aging population and technology adoption.

UNM Health Sciences plans $15.5 million telehealth grid

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center’s Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research has been awarded US$ 15.5 million from the Federal Communications Commission for the design, construction, operation and uation of a Southwest Telehealth Access Grid.

Microsoft’s US$ 3 million fund for HealthVault

Microsoft has created a US$ 3 million fund to invest in applications built for its HealthVault electronic medical records platform, the company announced recently.

Chandigarh to connect local health centres with telemedicine project

In order to provide more quality health care to its people, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to connect various important Community Health Centre, Manimajra and Community Health Centre, Sector-22 with Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector-16, Chandigarh through telemedicine project.