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eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter :: 03 - 09 June 2008 Vol.II Issue XXXVII  
 
 
TOP STORIES
    Infosys to improve healthcare access in rural regions
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Infosys Technologies Ltd has announced that it has completed deployment of a patient management tool for an award-winning health information technology (IT) initiative... Read more
 
 
 
 
    GE Healthcare IT extends collaboration with HP
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GE Healthcare IT has announced an extended collaboration with HP to offer pre-configured, pre-installed GE Centricity® Enterprise software on HP Integrity NonStop servers... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Quiet revolution in Tamil Nadu’s public health centres
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Be it in terms of 24X7 healthcare services or HIV/AIDS testing centres or a high number of deliveries in hospital, a quiet revolution is sweeping through Tamil Nadu's public... Read more
 
 
 
 
    MedPlus unveils diagnostics plans
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Pharmacy chain Medplus Health Services has opened its first five regional diagnostic centres already and has plans for 50 more by the end of the fiscal as it diversifies... Read more
 
 
 
 
    HealthSprint eyes 100 fold growth in number of users
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Healthcare IT services company HealthSprint plans to expand its reach a hundred-fold in two years to five lakh patients a month and take ehealth services to... Read more
 
 
 
 
PRODUCT LAUNCH
    IBM's new data sharing technology for critical public health info
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IBM, in collaboration with the Nuclear Threat Initiative's (NTI) Global Health and Security Initiative and the Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance... Read more
 
 
 
GOVERNMENT NEWS
    ISO certification to be must for ESI hospitals
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ESI hospitals providing healthcare facilities to workers covered under the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will be soon required to have ISO certification... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Govt allows service sector up to US$ 100 mn external borrowing
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The government has revealed its decision to ease its external commercial borrowing (ECB) norm, enabling firms in the service sector - hospitals, hotels and software... Read more
 
 
 
    Pvt hospitals treating poor for free can claim duty exemption
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Only those private hospitals and health centres who provide free treatment to a certain percentage of poor patients are entitled to customs duty exemption on sophisticated... Read more
 
 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
    Apollo lines up INR 1000 cr for buys in Spain, Peru
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Having failed to identify suitable targets in the UK, Apollo Hospitals is eyeing acquisition opportunities in other markets. The company is scouting for opportunities... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Aravind Eye receives 2008 Gates award for global health
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In recognition of its groundbreaking work to prevent debilitating blindness and provide affordable, world-class eye care to the poor, the Aravind Eye Care System, based... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Bartronics’ RFID device to transform patient medication in the US
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In a path-breaking initiative that could revolutionize the health care system, Bartronics America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Limited, has successfully... Read more
 
 
 
 


 

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