Global Endoscopy Devices Market to Exceed $6.5bn

A report by Research and Markets says that the global market for endoscopy devices is estimated to exceed $6.5bn by 2016.

Apollo Hospitals launches first standalone Dialysis Centre in association with CGHS

The Apollo Hospitals Group launched the first standalone dialysis centre in Public Private Partnership with Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

NEWS REVIEW

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

The Union ministry of home affair�s (MHA) directorate of forensic science (DFS) has set the ball rolling for the establishment of a hi-tech Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on a 25-acre campus at Wadgaon Maval, about 25 kms from Pune, along the Pune-Mumbai highway, media reports.

Common treatment protocol for the countrymen

The health ministry has planned to standardise common set of protocols for treatment across the country. For this the ministry has set up an expert panel to draft a set of norms for unified treatment standards expected to be implemented in next three to four months and in hospitals and healthcare service centres in one-two years.

GE and Intel to form New Healthcare Company

GE and Intel are planning to create a company that focuses on assistive technologies, disease management and independent living.

Orthopedists Delight

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

Digital technologies are ensuring enhancement in patient care by radicaly improving the treatment process

Achieving with Achievers

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

The healthcare sector has become one of the most glorified sectors of the Indian economy with launch of world-class facilities, cutting-edge technologies, government initiatives, indigenous manufacturing, and unprecedented growth rates.

Speech Recognition Tools for Clinical Documentation : Manish R Goenka, ICONS, India

Speech Recognition Tools for Clinical Documentation

Electronic Health Records will be integrated in America’s healthcare in two years

U.S. hospitals and physicians will take four years to deploy comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) systems if they hope to snag some of the billions of dollars the federal government has earmarked to reimburse them for the work.

“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.

Nine hospitals on railway land in Bengal

Nine multi-specialty hospitals and medical colleges are going to be set up on vacant railway land in West Bengal.

HEALTHCARE CIO OUTLOOK

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

There has recently been a surge in the implementation of information and communication technologies in hospitals and healthcare facilities across the globe. In an effort to track this trend, eHEALTH brings you a comprehensive coverage of the extent of ICT usage in healthcare in its Health CIO Outlook 2010 report.

UnitedHealthcare Connects Hospital Network Through iPod App

UnitedHealthcare in the US said it is helping improve access to healthcare by connecting its network of doctors, clinics, hospitals and other healthcare services via a new iPod application, DocGPS App.