Modern Technology for Effective Healthcare
Navraj Sandhu Principal Secretary, Health & AYUSH Department, Government of Haryana “Today the operations of the Department of Healthcare in […]
Mission for Creating a Healthy India
Anuradha Gupta Additional Secretary & Mission Director, NRHM, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India “The NRHM is […]
New Products by C-DAC
Four new products have been launched by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) which are, Saarathy (mobile navigation solutions); MI SDK – medical informatics SDK suite with SDK for DICOM and SDK for HL7; EQ-Check (software for computer aided seismic checking and design of concrete structures) and GO-Write (GIST online writer independent text entry).
Health Management Information System Portal Launched
The portal will help converting the data locally into useful information, management indicators, trends etc which could be displayed graphically in the reports. The new system envisages enhancing the information flow at various levels and providing useful and timely inputs for programme development, monitoring and midcourse interventions in the policies.
Standard military e-Health record
US Congress is more keen on having electronic enabled health records system for the Defense Department (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
PTI launches Task Force on Health Care Technology for Cities and Counties
The growing concern about the use of technology to provide health care services to residents leads to the launch of the Task Force on Health Care Technology for Cities and Counties by the Public Technology Institute (PTI).
Oregon Governor launches e-Health records plan
Oregon Governor, Ted Kulongoski announced that electronic health records systems are going to be installed in more than 4,000 doctors’ offices across the state.
Bush vows to support e-health records initiatives
In his sixth State of the Union address, President Bush said health IT advancements will help the country reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care.
PM backs off e-health
Health information technology experts are calling on Prime Minister John Howard to take control of the faltering national e-health reform agenda.
South Africa plans to go with open source software for e-Health system
The South African State Information Technology Agency (SITA) plans to develop an electronic health record system (EHR) for the national Department of Health.
