WebMD Announces 2008 Health Heroes

WebMD Health Corp. announced the honorees of the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards, featured in the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine.

Perot Systems Buys Tellurian To Expand Health-Care Services Reach

Perot Systems will significantly bolster its health-care interests after acquiring Tellurian Networks, a managed services provider of electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) applications.

EU utive cheerleads for tele-doctoring

Patients living in remote areas or suffering from chronic diseases that need continuous monitoring should have better access to medical treatment delivered, for example, over the internet, the European Commission said.

Intel launches health gadget to monitor illnesses from home

Intel is coming up with several pilot healthcare programmes, including Aetna, to assess how the Health Guide works in the home. Intel is also working with the American Heart Association to develop care plans for patients who have suffered heart attacks.

TATA Steel hosts Lifeline Express

Tata Steel is hosting the 14th Lifeline Express at Nazareth Railway Station in Tuticorin district.

Financial and Demographic Crises to spur eHealth deployment

The global financial crisis as well as the growing demographic crisis that is affecting Europe could be the catalyst for European governments to finally embrace electronic healthcare reforms, according to Esko Aho, former Prime Minister of Finland and leading thinker on innovation.

European Commission adopts plans distance healthcare programme to help doctors

The European Commission has adopted Communication to support and improve access to telemedicine for EU citizens and healthcare professionals across Europe. In response to a call for action from Member States, this initiative aims to increase and broaden telemedicine services, including diagnosis, treatment and monitoring at a distance across Europe.

IT @ Hospital Survey 2008 Part 3 – South and Central India

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

lT hospital survey reveals some very important facts on the health care facilities vailable in various states of India.

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

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

For the business news updates of the health care industry for the month of November 2008, browse through the pages of eHealth.

Telemedicine could solve India’s healthcare woes says UN official

With the growing cost of healthcare becoming a major headache for governments across the world, tele-medicine could provide a solution to India and other countries grappling with the problem, said a UN official.

CompuMed previews telecardiology EMR

Medical informatics company CompuMed has previewed its new CompuBRIDGE telecardiology electronic medical records (EMR) solution.

TI developing remote asthma monitoring device

Telemedicine researchers have developed technologies for remotely monitoring various bodily functions, including heart rate, blood pressure and even brain function.

Unilabs buys Belgian teleradilology firm

Unilabs says the acquisition will enable it to develop teleradiology services on a pan-European basis. At present EuradConsult carries out around 40,000 teleradiology MRI reports a year.