TPG’s Parkway Health to set up hospitals

Singapore

Health card launched for Indian expatriates

In India, a prepaid healthcare card has been launched to provide access to health services for Non-resident Indians

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State Department, IBM build telehealth bridge to rural Pakistan A telemedicine project by the State Department, IBM, and other public […]

Hungary signs e-health deal with GE Healthcare

The Hungarian government has awarded GE Healthcare a EUR 3.3m (USD 4.2m) deal to lead a project on developing telecare services for elderly citizens.

U.S. Air Force gives thumbs up to Agfa PACS, data center

utives of Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare, which provides IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging technology, say the company’s Picture Archiving System (PACS) and its IMPAX data center have passed muter with the U.S. Air Force.

Smart Connected Hospitals

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

As the population in India and around the world age and there is increased acuity, it presents an opportunity and a challenge to healthcare administrators.

Texas Instruments Developer Conference

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

The Silicon Valley of India hosted in early November an august gathering of researchers and developers of cutting edge technology at the 11th edition of Texas Instruments Developer Conference (TIDC).

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

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Dept of VA renews USD 37.7 mil contract for InterSystems CACHE

InterSystems Corporation recently announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has renewed a contract for Four Points Technology, LLC to provide the InterSystems CACHÉ® high-performance object database for the VistA electronic health record (EHR) system.

Trivitron in distribution agreement with Boston Scientific

Trivitron Group of companies, the largest player of Indian origin in the Medical Technology Industry, has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Boston Scientific Corp, one of the largest medical devices company worldwide.

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.

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.