Opportunities calling for Health IT staff

The health sector is crying out for skilled IT professionals to fill a range of challenging roles.

Budget Healthcare!

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The current drought in the global economy has not had much of an impact on the growth of the healthcare, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.

NEWS REVIEW

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Enabling Integrated Healthcare : Seetharam Malur, Director, IdeaObject Software Pvt.Ltd.

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Adoption of patient centric web-based integrated solutions have become indispensable for all healthcare facilities.

The World Health Imaging Alliance Announces Name Change, New Board Chair

The World Health Imaging Alliance (WHIA) announced exciting changes which will further accelerate its efforts to improve the lives and health status of people in the developing world.

GE Healthcare Joins Hands with Government in Tamil Nadu

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e-Health for quality healthcare

Healthcare can be improved tremendously through use of eHealth services.

Telethinking and health sector in Nigeria

Nigerian health sector is yet to fully witness the emulation of these tools to provide efficient health services.

Summer ehealth school by IIT-A

There are several IT experts and medical practitioners who will share their experiences relating to e-health care during the summer school to be organised by Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad.

Apollo City: One-stop Healthcare : Dr. K. Hari Prasad, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, is a 350 bedded multi-specialty hospital with over 50 specialties and super-specialties besides 10 centers of excellence, education, research, information technology. The average staff to patient ratio for the hospital is 3:1 with a 1:1 ratio prevailing in priority areas like the Intensive Care Unit and the Cardiac Care Unit.

Fostering Reforms in Indian Healthcare : Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya

Established in 2001, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, is a 1000-bed hospital spread over 25 acres. It’s known around the world for subsidised healthcare services for the needy, unique micro health insurance scheme and renowned cardiac surgeon cum social entrepreneur of the country Dr Devi Prasad Shetty.

Towards Patient-centered Care : Ananthapadmanabhan, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital

In an interview with eHEALTH, U. K. Ananthapadmanabhan, President, KMCH, talks about recent health initiatives taken by the hospital and how technology has revolutionised healthcare in the country and around the world. Excerpts

Innovating Technologies for Low-cost Healthcare : Dr K Mohandas, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram

Known for its indigenous development of heart valve, blood bag, dental implants and many consumables needed for medi-care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, signifies the convergence of medical sciences and technology.