GE Healthcare acquires VersaMed

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced recently that it has completed the acquisition of VersaMed Corporation, a provider of portable critical care ventilators for respiratory care.

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

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t+ provides LifeScan patients remote access to data

Telemedicine specialist t+ Medical has partnered with LifeScan to take data from blood glucose meters and wirelessly transmit the information to a central database.

TrakCare brings you ePR benefits from inception… : Anantharaman Iyer, Regional Director (India), TrakHealth

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Emerging markets are driving new models of care, which can only be achieved through IT : Dr. Brian Cohen, Chief Technology Officer, IBA Health

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

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Pfizer with largest online physician community of US to Improve Patient Care

Pfizer Inc and Sermo, the largest online physician community in the US, have announced a strategic collaboration designed to redefine the way physicians in the U.S. and the healthcare industry work together to improve patient care.

Patient Empowerment through e-Health : Milon Gupta, Eurescom

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

The vision of the empowered patient is still lagging behind reality, but now e-health offers the opportunity for patient empowerment.

Bluewater plans healthcare foray; to invest Rs 500 cr

UK-based private equity firm Bluewater International Investment Ltd plans to invest Rs 500 crore in India to tap the lucrative healthcare sector by setting up a multi-speciality hospital with a medical training centre.

IBM/Mainsoft Portal Solution to Serve Medical Community

IBM and Mainsoft Corporation, recently announced that the Belgian University Hospital Ghent (UZ Gent) has chosen IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 to develop a self-service virtual information center for its 5,000 staff members, students, healthcare professionals, plus more than 380,000 patients and their families that visit the hospital each year.

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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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e-Health: Tangible Lessons from Canada : By Trevor Hodge

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

In response to strong public concern about wait times, Canada�s First Ministers committed to providing evidence-based wait time benchmarks for cancer, cardiac care, diagnostic imaging, joint replacement and sight restoration (cataract surgery).

CII facilitates health care study mission in Delhi

The Healthcare Study Mission, a two day seminar organized by the CII Delhi State Council in the month of July, 2007, gave an insight into the professional management of Healthcare industry as also on quality patient care, satisfaction and personal attention at optimal costs. The two day Study Mission was aptly titled as “Showcasing the Best Practices In Healthcare”.