Health Minister at CII’s Health Summit

Union Health Minister at the 4th Health Summit organised by CII, promised support to the industry, but asked industry for more CSR activities.

GE Health’s new mantra:

GE Healthcare’s Indian arm, a joint venture between Wipro Ltd and General Electric Co., making a range of high-end technology products locally with support from its Japan unit, reducing the costs by about 40 percent, helping rural India market.

Govt promises health insurance for the poor workers of India

Given the vast number of workers to be covered, the new Health Insurance Scheme (HIS) would be implemented in a phased manner. Initially workers living Below the Poverty Line (BPL) are to be covered in next five years.

Private angle to Govt’s low-cost healthcare for masses

The Indian private health industry is entering into partnerships with state governments to offer low-cost healthcare to masses. Healthcare giants such as the Apollo Group and Wockhardt Hospitals are among those entering into partnerships with various state governments to provide these services.

Frost & Sullivan HealthIT utive Summit, Goa

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

The surf-n-sand is surely a holiday goer�s delight, and for that matter, reason enough to indulge and set free from hectic work schedules and deadline blues.

Apollo Unveils Health Insurance Company

The Apollo Hospitals Group in a joint venture with Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG (DKV AG), Europe’s largest private health insurer recently announced its health insurance company, Apollo DKV Insurance Company Limited (Apollo DKV).

Zydus Cadila to focus on SAARC countries

After recently acquiring 100 per cent stake in the animal healthcare joint venture (JV) company

UAE government announced new federal health strategy and modernisation program

The Ministry of Health, UAE has announced 35 initiatives in public healthcare to be implemented in the next three years. The ministry is seeking to become the regulator of healthcare services under the new health strategy for 2008 to 2010, which includes unifying healthcare policies and offering more medical specialties.

New York Governor launches comprehensive health information technology program

New York, Governor Eliot Spitzer’s recently announced the launch a comprehensive health information technology program

Asian Healthcare IT – on a high !

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

Editorial

Telemedicine link with US varsity

The former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam has inaugurated the web-based telemedicine link at the IIT campus of Hyderabad with the cooperation of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, US.

Check personal health records via ICE technology

Now, patients can check medical records through their mobile phone. A division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., CapMed, has acquired the technology, which provides mobile phone-based medical records.

Check personal health records via ICE technology

Now, patients can check medical records through their mobile phone. A division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., CapMed, has acquired the technology, which provides mobile phone-based medical records.