Business News : Dec 2008

iSOFT launches LORENZO IBA Health Group Limited, Australia's largest listed health information technology company – recently announced the global launch […]

Innovative Healthcare Architecture and Modern Facility Design

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

Facility design can not only enhance patient experience but also impact the clinical and financial performance of institutions

IT@Hospital Survey

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

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) can play a critical role in improving health care for individuals and communities.

INDIA NEWS

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

India News

iSOFT launches LORENZO

IBA Health Group Limited, Australia’s largest listed health information technology company

Barco releases advanced visualisation software

Medical imaging specialist Barco has released a new version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization software suite that is integrated in Agfa

A ‘Tipping Point’ Year For Health Care IT, Says HHS

Health-care providers of all stripes face a host of technology challenges in the new year. Indeed, “the tea leaves are not settled at the bottom of the cup yet, but [providers] are already expected to budget for 2009, 2010 and beyond,” said Bob Booz, managing vice president for Gartner Research, at a kick-off town hall at Everything Channel’s Healthcare Summit in San Diego.

SecureCare Adds Addison Health Systems to Its Growing List of EMR Resellers

SecureCare Technologies, Inc., a health care information technology company based in Austin, Texas, has successfully launched Sfax(TM) as part of an integrated and automated faxing solution within Addison Health Systems’ WritePad(TM), an EMR (electronic medical record) system used to track patients, create exam notes and compile detailed patient reports.

India: Online process for clinical trials by 2013

In order to improve the process of clinical trail approvals, the Government of India is planning to introduce e-Governance project for clinical trails by 2013. this movement will enable companies from any part of the world to file online applications to seek approval for clinical trials from the drug controller general of India (DCGI).

Bharat Biotech wins Orissa government

The Orissa Government has selected Bharat Biotech International (BBIL), as the

Minister calls for strict norms on import and export of drugs

Calling for stringent regulations on the import and export of drugs and food items to meet the global competition, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the items people consume should be of the highest quality.

BT in Hungary healthcare IT project

Communications solutions provider BT has successfully completed the first phase of a pilot project to improve the exchange of information between hospitals, outpatient clinics and general practitioners in the three least developed regions of Hungary.

Bluetooth system orients pedestrians in urban environments

A new system based on Bluetooth wireless technology places a layer of information technology over the real world to tell visually challenged pedestrians about points of interest along their path as they pass them.
It can also assist those with poor and normal sight.