eHEALTH Weekly eNewsletter : 8 July 2010 Vol. IIIV Issue 49   
 
TOP NEWS
    EHR Adoption Gaining Ground, but Challenges Remain: Report
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Despite advances in electronic health care initiatives over the past three years, health IT remains somewhat undervalued, according to National Progress Report on eHealth 2010, an eHealth Initiative report released recently...Read more
 
 
 
 
    India has just one operation theatre per one lakh people: Study
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A latest study by the Harvard School of Public Health has found that while the South-East Asia region has just 2.6 OTs per one lakh population, the number is as low as 1.3 OT per 1 lakh population in India and Pakistan... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Metropolis Healthcare announces investment of up to USD 85 million by Warburg Pincus
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Metropolis Healthcare Limited (Metropolis), India's only multinational chain of diagnostic laboratories, announced that Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, is making an investment of up to USD 85 million in the company... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Unveiling more effective cancer treatment: ‘Smart-bomb’ on its way
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In a major breakthrough in cancer treatment, researchers in Australia are working on a new technique towards curing the disease avoiding much inevitable effects of conventional treatment such as hair loss, vomiting, and irritated mucous membrane... Read more
 
 
 
HOSPITAL NEWS
 
    Nephrolife performs 2000 Dialysis in six months, targets widespread reach through GPRS
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Recently launched neighbourhood Renal Disease Management Centre Nephrolife announced completing 2000 Dialysis since its inception of few months, in its technologically equipped centre located in Bangalore...Read more
 
 
 
 
    Neoretina Eye Care Institute opens for comprehensive eye care
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Neoretina Eye Care Institute (NEI), an exclusive tertiary hospital for Retinal Diseases Treatment & Comprehensive eye care was recently inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K Rosaiah in Hyderabad...Read more
 
 
 
 
    Rare Heart Surgery at Dr Kamakshi Memorial Hospital
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The Chennai based Dr Kamakshi Memorial Hospital (KMH) performed a very rare heart surgery on a 20 year old girl from Basara, Iraq. She had complaints of breathing, combined with bouts of cough and pain in the chest... Read more
 
 
 
 
CORPORATE NEWS
    Vipul Limited joins with Sankara Eye Care Institutions
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Vipul Ltd, one of the leading realty companies in the country, has inked an agreement with Sankara Eye Care Institution, the largest chain of community eye-care institute in the country, to develop the 1st specialised eye-care hospital of Punjab... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Metropolis develops screening test to predict genetic predisposition to baldness
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Metropolis Healthcare Ltd, India's only multi-national chain of diagnostics centre, has developed a screening test to predict whether an individual is genetically predisposed to hereditary male and female pattern baldness... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Wockhardt Foundation awarded 'Pharma CSR Organisation of the Year 2010'
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Wockhardt Foundation has been conferred with the prestigious Pharma CSR Organisation of the Year Award, at 'The Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit 2010' held recently. Wockhardt Foundation won the awards with the maximum numbers of votes (13,666)... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Veeda Oncology announces USD 8.4 million in new business
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Veeda Oncology, a full service Oncology CRO with facilities in North America, Europe and India, has been awarded over USD 8.4 million of new clinical research programs... Read more
 
 
 
 
    HP develops Alabama’s Medicaid Management Information System
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HP Enterprise Services has announced of Alabama’s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), designed and built by HP and the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Alabama Medicaid Agency manages and administers the state of Palo Alto, USA Medicaid program ... Read more
 
 
 
 



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