eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter :: 24 February - 2 March 2009 Vol. IV Issue 5   
 
 
TOP STORIES
     Global HIS market to cross USD 35 Billion by 2015
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Increasing awareness among medical service patrons on the benefits of using Information Technology in the healthcare sector, coupled with growing demand for affordable-yet quality healthcare services is forcing hospitals and other medical centers to adopt IT in their daily operations.... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Heart patients with pacemakers can now undergo MRI
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A cardiac patient with a pacemaker implanted inside his chest can now finally undergo an MRI scan. The world's first MRI-compatible pacemaker has now been used on Indian patients.... Read more
 
 
 
 
    GTI plans to invest INR 250 cr in healthcare
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New York-based private equity (PE) firm GTI Group is setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary, India Management Company, to invest INR 250 crore into Indian healthcare sector.... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Proposals for over 60 new med colleges sent to MCI
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Even as it ruled out any major shortage of post-graduate medical seats, the Government recently said proposals for over 60 new medical colleges have been sent to the Medical Council of India (MCI) and norms relaxed for establishment of new colleges.... Read more
 
 
 
 
PRODUCT WATCH
    KTwo Technology launches new products
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KTwo Technology Solutions launched 'Kshema-Track' ZigBee based patient flow and asset tracking solution recently. The product is an advanced Hospital Information Management System (HIMS) with radio frequency identification technology (RFID).... Read more
 
 
 
 
     Latest offering from BD Diagnostic System
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The BACTEC™ MGIT™ (Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube) 960 System is a fully automated system for mycobacteria growth, detection and drug susceptibility testing (DST).... Read more
 
 
 
 
     Transasia Bio-Medicals launches two new products
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Erba Lisascan II and LisaWash are latest product offering from the long range of systems from Transasia as an ongoing effort to provide the customer with the latest technology at an affordable price..... Read more
 
 
 
 
GOVERNMENT NEWS
    MCI regulations relaxed for hospitals in rural areas
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The Government has asked the Medical Council of India to revise the norms prescribed for opening of new medical colleges to enable opening of colleges in rural and under served areas, Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare told the Rajya Sabha recently.... Read more
 
 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
    ADB to probe health spending in Asia
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning a study on how spending on maternal, newborn and child healthcare is hurting the poor in the Asia Pacific region.... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Panasonic launches mobile clinical computer in UK
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Panasonic has launched its CF-H1 Toughbook Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) in the UK, developed with NHS Connecting for Health and with consultation with NHS nurses.... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Wales to build centre for NanoHealth
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Wales is to become home to what is thought to be Europe’s first centre for NanoHealth .... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Global foundations form Mobile Health Alliance
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Three of the world’s leading foundations involved in global health, technology and humanitarian assistance, the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Foundation, announced recently at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress an agreement to form the Mobile Health (mHealth) Alliance, a partnership that will... Read more
 
 
 
 
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