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

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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.

Apollo Hospitals to invest INR 100 mn in R&D wing

The group aims to form a full circle in the healthcare segment by forming a separate R&D wing, which is expected to have collaborations with premier global research organizations including the US-based National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Healthcare segment today is witnessing a move from point solutions to an enterprise-wide solution : Prasenjit Lahiri, IT’s Head- Business Operations, Wipro Healthcare

Wipro Healthcare IT�s Head- Business Operations, Prasenjit Lahiri, in conversation with eHEALTH shares his views on the increasing IT adoption in healthcare facilities accross public and private sectors.

Global medical tool makers throng India

Even as a lack of clarity in regulations is preventing Indian medical device manufacturers from making their presence felt in the USD 2 billion domestic medical equipment market, foreign players, mostly from the United States, are increasingly finding the country a preferred destination.

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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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Omega Healthcare to invest USD 14 million and expand in India

Omega Healthcare, provider of healthcare BPO and KPO services, has announced growth plans for its Indian operations over the next 18-24 months. The Company plans to invest over $14 million to expand its Bangalore and Chennai facilities and will more than double its employee base to 3,000.

e-Choupal – Delivering Rural Healthcare Services : Dr Pankaj Trivedi and Mukti Bapna

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

Lack of health services is one of the main impediments for improving the quality of life in rural India and the same has been reiterated by the e-choupal initiative of ITC.

Microsoft: Facilitating e-Healthcare in the Asia Pacific Region – Driving Knowledge to Bring in a Healthy Change : Gabe Rijpma, Director, Health and Human Services Industry, Microsoft Asia Pacific

In an exhaustive interview with Gabe Rijpma, Director, Health and Human Services Industry, Microsoft Asia Pacific, eHealth has attempted to probe the Microsoft�s vision for fostering e-Health in the Asia Pacific region and also its pragmatic corporate initiatives towards fruition of that vision.

Integrated Healthcare Management System

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

The trend of providing integrated healthcare systems seems to be increasing in the developed countries as healthcare providers are realizing the multifarious advantages of it.

IT majors throng in Indian cities for health

Hospitals in the Indian city Chennai are now attracting a different class of clients as IT and BPO companies focus more on the healthcare segment.