NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

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

Business News

Prospecting Growth Opportunities

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

Preparations for eHEALTH India 2008 are on at full throttle. And the huge interest in this unique platform for the Health IT community

Wipro, Cognizant among largest healthcare IT providers in US

Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions, which has major operations in India, and Bangalore-based Wipro Technologies has been ranked among the 100 largest healthcare IT providers in the US.

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

Interview

Star Performers : R Guru Moorthy, utive Director, Karishma Software Ltd.

Interview

Technology for Connected Care : Yugal Sharma, Regional Director – India & SAARC

Interview

IBM’s new data sharing technology for critical public health info

IBM, in collaboration with the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s (NTI) Global Health and Security Initiative and the Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance (MECIDS), has created a unique technology that standardizes the method of sharing health information and automates the analysis of infectious disease outbreaks, in order to help contain diseases and minimize their impact.

Govt to pump in INR 750 cr in GQ healthcare project

The government plans to invest INR 750 crore to develop health centres in partnership with health majors such as Apollo Group and trauma care centres like Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), Hyderabad. And nearly 140 trauma care centres will be developed along the 6,500 km long north-south and east-west corridors of the four to six lane express highway.

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.

Financing Indias Healthcare Infrastructure Needs : Dr. Rana Mehta, VP – Healthcare, Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

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

The concept of an Inflection Point suggests that there are critical points in the history of an industry or an individual company that signal permanent and enduring change.

National Health Policy – Need for Reforms : Dr. Ajit K. Nagpal (MBBS), Chairman utive Council, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Center, New Delhi

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

Organisation and financing of healthcare services in a country depends largely on its economy & socio-political environment

GE Healthcare honours medical excellence

Healthcare magazine, Modern Medicare and GE Healthcare, leading healthcare solutions company, hosted the Modern Medicare Excellence Awards-2007 in Mumbai. The awards were conceptualized to recognise and honor the phenomenal work done by individuals, hospitals and non-medical institutions within the healthcare industry. These institutions and individuals have transcended the path of service with their outstanding leadership and outshined with their performances and growth.

IBM unveils next gen enterprise health analytics

IBM recently announced a new ground-breaking, comprehensive portfolio of health analytics solutions for health systems. IBM’s Enterprise Health Analytics harness the power of massive information generated by today’s healthcare industry by converting it into new, data-driven intelligence.