Healthcare spend to rise to 2.5 percent of GDP

The Planning Commission in their document- Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth: An Approach to the 12th Five Year Plan, […]

Chiles state underspends on health care, says OECD

The latest study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), released on Wednesday, uated the current state of […]

GE to help Iraq in healthcare infrastructure

GE Healthcare will help Iraq provide high quality health care at lower costs, company officials said recently. The company said […]

IHP collaborates with ASSOCHAM to address issues of accessibility

To address the burgeoning concern about the need to ensure healthcare access in India, ASSOCHAM organised the conference, Access to […]

To improve patient safety, health information technology needs better oversight

To protect Americans from potential medical errors associated with the use of information technology in patient care, a new report […]

“We need ethics and equity in the health sector” : Dr Ajay Singla, Additional Secretary-Health & Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi, India

Dr Ajay Singla, Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi and CEO, Aapka Swasthya Bima Yojana is one of the most dynamic healthcare leaders and visionaries in the country.

“ICT plays a very vital role in implementing Rajiv Aarogyasri in Andhra Pradesh” : Babu Ahamed, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, India

Rajiv Aarogyasri, a government initiated health insurance scheme (working on a public-private partnership model) running in Andhra Pradesh is providing cashless treatment to almost 90 percent of the state population

Rajeev Agarwal, General Manager � Healthcare Informatics, Philips is a business leader, having extensive experience in healthcare IT solutions for emerging markets.

Health Care Websites More Secure

Health care industry websites are among the most secure, according to a recent report from WhiteHat Security, a provider of website risk management tools.

EHR Sales to Increase

In related news, a new report by research firm KLAS predicts that more than one-third of physician practices and community health clinics are likely to soon replace their EHR systems with technology from well-known vendors.

Dutch healthcare system rated Europe

The Netherlands has been named as having the best healthcare system in Europe, emerging as the overall winner in the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) 2008.

Monitoring the Growth Signs – Patient Monitoring Technologies

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

A fundamental segment in the healthcare sector, the patient monitoring industry has evolved over the years owing to deeper penetration of technologies that have enhanced the development of best-of-the-class products.

Union Budget 2010-11 Roadmap for Healthcare in India : Saba Firdaus, Research Assistant, eHEALTH

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

Healthcare, expected to reach over US$75 billion by 2010 and US$150 billion by 2017, has a huge potential for growth in India.