Dr Prem to conduct Medical Tourism Training & Certificate program in Mumbai, India
Dr Prem, the world renowned speaker, trainer, and chartered consultant will be conducting a two day Medical Tourism Training & Certificate Program in Mumbai, India. This program will be organized … Continue reading
Life-saving drugs at Govt Hospital soon
Rajahmundry: Development Committee of the Rajahmundry Government Hospital has resolved to purchase emergency medicines and to augment the basic facilities in the hospitals. The meeting, which was presided by East … Continue reading
India pledges free drugs for all citizens through public hospitals
The Indian government has said that it will make available free drugs in public hospitals in a bid to reduce the amount that patients spend out of their own pockets, … Continue reading
Evolution of Mobile e-Health Technology, Tools and Practices in India
S. K. Mishra1, R. D. Chand2, I. P. Singh2 1Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India 2School of Telemedicine & Biomedical Informatics, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India Satellite … Continue reading
Wipro eyes deals in IT infrastructure services
Soap-to-software maker Wipro is chasing a number of technology deals, more than half of which are in IT infrastructure services. About 60%-70% of the software exporter’s order funnel is in … Continue reading
India is now official member of International Affiliate of the Infusion Nurses Society of US
Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru India is now an official member of the International Affiliate of the Infusion Nurses Society of US. The formation of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) India is … Continue reading
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser visited Medanta
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser visited Medanta multi-super specialty hospital for medicine and research near New Delhi yesterday. Sheikha Moza was briefed on the various sections of the hospital, such … Continue reading
AADHAAR Opening Up of New Vistas in Healthcare
‘Aadhaar,’ a unique identification system for providing ID (a digital signature) to citizens, is based on the personal bio-data and biometrics (ten digit finger printing and iris scan) The … Continue reading
Cisco and Government of Karnataka in PPP to Pilot Remote Healthcare in Chitradurga District to Bring Inclusive Growth
Cisco Uses Its Healthcare Solution to Connect a Remote Primary Healthcare Center and a Remote Community Healthcare Center to the District Hospital CHITRADURGA, INDIA -Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the … Continue reading
FDI Fuelling Growth of Hospital Services in India
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the hospitals and diagnostic center segment has reached a new high in India. India is already charged in this route as evident from the 100% … Continue reading
Indian Doctors can reduce health care costs in America.
Press Trust of India – Cayman Islands Renowned Indian heart surgeon Devi Shetty has struck a deal to build a 2,000-bed healthcare city in the Cayman Islands to target American … Continue reading
Kalam moots integrated healthcare
The Times of India (TOI) BANGALORE: India’s Missile Man, former president APJ Abdul Kalam has some advice for the healthcare sector. He wants the entire sector to integrate itself so … Continue reading
PE firm Advent International invests $105m in Care Hospital.
Private equity firm Advent International has picked up equity in hospital chain Care by investing $105 million. With this the healthcare services provider hopes to consolidate its position in the … Continue reading
Medical Tech in India: Is the Worm Turning ?
Gauri Kamath A recent edition of TED Talks featured Myshkin Ingawale, a co-founder of Mumbai-based Biosense which has invented a needle-free, handheld haemoglobin measuring device. This is big for a country where anaemia or low … Continue reading
The American College of Cardiology to tie up with Mumbai hospitals
The peculiar nature of heart diseases among Indians is finally getting international attention. The American College of Cardiology (ACC), a medical association whose guidelines for treating heart diseases are followed across the … Continue reading
Fortis Healthcare Signs Agreement Giving India’s Fastest-Growing Hospital Chain Access to Masimo’s State-of-the-Art Noninvasive Patient Monitoring Solutions
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi is First to Standardize Operating Rooms and Critical Care Areas to Masimo rainbow® SET Pulse CO-Oximetry Technology for Advanced Noninvasive Measurements Fortis Healthcare, India’s … Continue reading
Healthcare Management India
The health sector is no longer limited to doctors and nurses. In the last decade, the industry has seen a leap in job opportunities for management professionals, human resource, administrative … Continue reading
NTL Electronics India and Lemnis Lighting, Netherlands Form a Joint Venture to Develop, Produce and Sell “Energy-efficient, LED Lighting Systems”
NTL Electronics India Limited, the Rs. 500 Cr (US$ 100 million) Lighting Electronics major from India, and Lemnis Lighting, Netherlands, a widely awarded forerunner in the field of sustainable lighting … Continue reading
Finance and Economics of Hospitals:
The most important factor in a start up business be it a Hospital or anything else is finance. One cannot go for the best in every case without looking after … Continue reading
Prerequisites of procurement – medical equipment
The first choice customer has to make between buying/leasing new or pre owned equipment. A refurbished machine of your specification and only a few years old can save you a … Continue reading
America’s #1 teleradiology company forays into telemedicine in Asia
Telrad Tech, the technology arm of Teleradiology Solutions, announced today that it has become the managed service provider for Cisco’s HealthPresence telemedicine platform in India. Dr Sunita Maheshwari, a Pediatric … Continue reading
IBM to Build IT Infrastructure for Electronic Medical Records System in South Korea
Today IBM announced that Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, a Korean healthcare institution, will use IBM’s smarter computing approach to build the country’s first integrated hospital infrastructure to allow doctors, … Continue reading
“Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Systems Market Will Reach $10.4bn by 2022″ Predicts Visiongain Report
A new report by visiongain, a London-based business information provider, predicts that the global market for MRI systems will be worth $10.4bn by 2022. The market generated sales of $4.0bn … Continue reading
Ensuring fire safety in hospitals: 10 definite actions to take
Patient safety is elemental to Hippocratic oath and fundamental to quality in healthcare. Yet, it is unfortunate that occasionally hospitals themselves turn into an inferno claiming many lives. As per … Continue reading
Tata Memorial Hospital to start study centre for young cancer patients
Cancer can be a debilitating disease and even after surviving the disease it can turn a patient’s life topsy-turvy. It can seriously hit a student’s academic plans and take away … Continue reading
6 Best Practices for Implementing EMR, CPOE for Meaningful Use
by Kathleen Roney Montefiore Medical Center in New York City is among the first hospitals in the country to reach 100 percent implementation of … Continue reading
Fortis Healthcare to raise USD 250 million from stake sale
The Mint reported of a possible sale of 15-20% stake of Fortis Healthcare to private equity firms to raise USD 250 million. They plan to increase the hospital beds capacity. … Continue reading
Indian Doctor discovered the cheapest medical treatment for hip necrosis
Following 10 years of research Dr. Sanjay Agarwala, head of surgery at Hinduja Hospital discovered a cheapest medical care instead of surgery for hip necrosis, technically called as avascular necrosis … Continue reading
Healthcare Infrastructure in India
India is the 7th largest country in the world and the 2nd most populous country after China. A large part of it’s population lives on less than $2 a day. The … Continue reading
Maharashtra, Kerala want own AIIMS; Centre says no
The Union health ministry has turned down requests from Maharashtra, Kerala and Jharkhand to set up AIIMS-like institutions in those states. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Tuesday that requests had been received … Continue reading
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