eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter : 24- 31 December 2009 Vol. IIIV Issue 34   
 

 

TOP NEWS
    Genpact Re-defines Patient Care at Major Hospitals in New Delhi
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Genpact, a leader in managing business processes, announced the successful implementation of two pilot projects using the Hospital Operating System based on its proprietary Smart Enterprise Processes (SEPSM) methodology for New Delhi based Lok Nayak Hospital and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Rajasthan Government Orders Free Treatment to HIV+
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In a major respite for all HIV/AIDS patients, the Rajasthan state health department has ordered free treatment for them at all government facilities.Orders for immediate implementation of the scheme were recently released by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)... Read more
 
 
 
 
BUSINESS NEWS
    JV Ramamurthy Takes on as President and Chief Operating Officer
         at HCL Infosystems Ltd
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HCL Infosystems, India’s premier hardware, services and ICT system integration company has announced the appointment of Mr. J.V. Ramamurthy as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to which he was the COO of HCL Infosystems, a role he took on in 2005... Read more
 
 
 
 
    IBM to Build System for EHR in Manitoba
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IBM today announced a C$22.5 million project with the Government of Manitoba to enhance healthcare throughout the province with the creation of an electronic healthcare records (EHR) system. This technology can offer healthcare providers secure and quick access to pertinent patient information, which can improve the efficiency and quality of patient care while reducing healthcare costs... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Clinical Solutions Strengthens Product Delivery with New Appointment
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Leading clinical decision support provider Clinical Solutions has appointed Paul Champion as Executive Vice President, Solutions.This announcement follows Xavier Flinois’ recent appointment as CEO. It represents a renewed focus on technology and clinical development to deliver content solutions based on converging decision support products across call centre, web... Read more
 
 
 
 
MISC. NEWS
    India’s 1st Multinational Study Group Meeting on ‘Diabetic
         Foot and Wound Healing’
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Diabetes Research Centre, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) and Medical Council of India organized a Multinational Study Group Meeting on ‘Diabetic Foot and Wound Healing’ at CLRI, Chennai on 12th and 13th December, 2009. Eminent Doctors from all over the world addressed this meeting... Read more
 
 
 
 
    HCL Partners with Confederation of NGOs of Rural India to
        Empower Rural Youth
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HCL Career Development Centre (CDC) announced an alliance with Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI) for pan India roll of Centre for Development of Employable Skills (CDES). The Centre for Development of Employable Skills (CDES) has been formed to impart job oriented skills and induce self-employment skills amongst youth in rural India... Read more
 
 
 
 
    111 Becomes Number for NHS Services
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UK Telecoms watchdog OFCOM has given the go-ahead for 111 to become the new three digit number for accessing non-emergency healthcare 24-hours a day.The 111 number will be used to supplement the 999 emergency number and NHS Direct, by connecting callers to non-emergency care services...Read more
 
 
 
 
    USD 60M Aimed at 'Breakthrough' Healthcare IT Research
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The US Government announced $60 million to support healthcare IT research projects aimed at "breakthrough" advances. David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health information technology, said the money would support the development of Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects...Read more
 
 
 
 
    Rechargeable Neurostimulator for Chronic Pain Launched
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A 62-year-old man from Shenzhen, Guangdong province has become the first patient in China to be implanted with St Jude Medical's Eon neurostimulator, a rechargeable device used to help manage chronic pain. Despite prior back surgeries, the patient suffered from chronic back pain for more than a decade... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Indian and US Hospital to Share Surgical Research Findings
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Global Baroda Hospital (GBH) in India has entered into an information-sharing agreement with US-based Englewood Orthopaedic Hospital to provide international standards of medical care for joint replacement surgeries... Read more
 
 
 
 
    3-D Modelling of Heart Enables Robotic Surgery on Beating Heart
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A team at the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics in France has developed a computerized 3D model that allows surgeons to use robotics to operate on a beating heart.The robotic technology predicts the movement of the heart as it beats, enabling the surgical tools to move in concert with each beat... Read more
 
 
 
 
 

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