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Electronic Medical Records Get Another Fillip in the Healthcare Industry of usa Maimonides Medical Center is a thriving non-profit, non-sectarian […]

Electronic Medical Records Solution Launched in Dubai

DUBAI – ICT Health, the healthcare technology company, has entered into a deal with Riyadh Military Hospital to provide its web-based electronic medical records solution which is the first healthcare network in the region to benefit from the technology.

$40M investment in EHR links hospitals

An investment of $40 million will be made by St. Elizabeth Healthcare will invest to launch its new electronic medical (EMR) records project, the largest such project in the state of Kentucky.

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Innovation in ICT Adoption for Health System – minimising risk and investment : Dr N K Singh, Dr Ram Kumar, David Yonzan and Dr Pajeesh, Sobha Renaissance IT

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The current approach to health care process automation has been predominantly based on a sectoral / enterprise perspective. Each enterprise is limited to one hospital and its own appendages; typically under the governance of a single organizational entity such as a hospital, a clinic or a diagnostic lab.

Cigna buys healthcare business of Great-West Lifeco for USD 1.5 Bln

Health insurer Cigna Corp. (CI) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Great-West Healthcare, the healthcare division of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co., for USD 1.5 billion in cash. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance is a subsidiary of Canada-based financial services holding company Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. to implement Malta Government’s integrated healthcare IT systems project

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a Euro 15 million contract with the Government of Malta for delivering an integrated healthcare IT system to improve patient care.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. to implement Malta Government’s integrated healthcare IT systems project

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a Euro 15 million contract with the Government of Malta for delivering an integrated healthcare IT system to improve patient care.

Life-saving technology gets an upgrade in Northern Canada

Life saving diagnosis of a patient who survived stroke in North Bay, Canada with remote assistance from a neurologist 300 Km away in Toronto via telecommunications technology and digital brain images captured and transmitted by using computers, cameras and software

Life-saving technology gets an upgrade in Northern Canada

The Canadian Northland Transportation Commission. commission’s telecommunications branch will invest about $4 million to improve and expand bandwidth and security for healthcare services. The work will allow all 117 hospitals in North Canada to link up to a high capacity healthcare network.

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[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Chunghwa to deliver mobile medical care in Taiwan

To be launched at the Taipei Medical University Hospital, Tri-Service General Hospital and Taipei City-Wan Fang Hospital, Chunghwa’s mobile healthcare service is part of the M-Taiwan initiative, which is being piloted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA).

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[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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