Sun eyes on Indian pharma and media industry

After making it in ITES, telecom and manufacturing space, Sun Microsystems India is looking at the retail, healthcare and media sectors for its Identity Management Software (IDM).

Siemens presents electronic healthcare card at Medica 2006

Siemens is presenting integrated health care card, a patient based solutions at Medica 2006 under the title “A Holistic View with a Focus on Benefits.

Wireless Phone system for Canadian doctors

Vocera Communications, a wireless communications solutions company, has partnered with Xwave, a division of Bell Aliant, one of Canada’s largest information and communications technology (ICT) providers to provide wireless phone service for doctors and nurses or Canada.

TIMA launches TIMA mobile platform for telemedicine services

DP Solutions and Technology Integrations for Medical Applications, Inc. (TIMA) have joined together to launch the TIMA Mobile platform, which will allow doctors to provide telemedicine service to patients.

Future of e-health in India is bright : Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, India

“The biggest advantage, which has been in favour of
e-Health in our country is that now, the Ministry of Health has started taking an active part. The Ministry of Health has taken the initiative of setting up a task force for telemedicine, which is an advisory body”, says Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, or IAMI, engaged in promoting application of informatics in the fields of healthcare, bioscience and medicine in India, in an interview with Sanjeev Shrivastav of eHealth

E-HEALTH AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM : Denise Silber

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

eHealth is a work in progress. Many countries have named a national coordinator or taskforce, or at a minimum assigned the subject to the tasks of the national health ministry. But no national system provides all of the e-Health services at the present time

E.HEALTH.NET: ICT AT GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSTITUTIONS : Ghan Shyam Bansal, Dr. Ravinder Goel, S. S. Duggal, Rahul Jain and Anil Aggarwal

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

During the past two decades, computers have revolutionised the way we live. The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are now part of every critical infrastructure, from telecommunication to banking to transportation.

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[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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MOVING BEYOND HOSPITALS: E-PRESCRIPTIONS : Pushwaz Virk and David W. Bates

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

e-Prescribing is the process of medication prescribing in an outpatient setting, using an ambulatory Computerised Physician Order Entry systems application linked with clinical decision support that can in addition electronically send prescriptions or prescription-related information directly with the pharmacies or pharmacy benefit managers

TeleNav Track GPS solution over mobile phones to tracking down doctors

Carilion Clinic and TeleNav have announced the implementation of TeleNav’s TeleNav Track GPS solution over mobile phones, to assist Carilion with the location and deployment of ambulances and emergency medical teams during local organised events.

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen honoured by eHealth Initiative

Tennessee Governor, Phil Bredesen has been honoured by eHealth Initiative for contributions to electronic health information exchange.

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen honoured by eHealth Initiative

Tennessee Governor, Phil Bredesen has been honoured by eHealth Initiative for contributions to electronic health information exchange.