Artemis, Philips build hospital in India
Artemis Health Sciences will start its first hospital in Gurgaon from May 2007, with 260 operational beds, entailing an investment of Rs 200 crore, reports Express Healthcare Management.
Artemis signed a $7 million technology partnership deal with Philips, to position the flagship Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon, on par with the leading hospitals in the world. Philips will supply 60% of the equipment required for the institute in Gurgaon.
Philips will also collaborate with Artemis in its worldwide research and development efforts, to be used for product development and upgrading various imaging modalities like PET-CT scanning, MR, and Cardiac-CT scanning.
WageWatch releases new platform
WageWatch has released version 5.0 of its online survey tool, and its next deployment will be in the healthcare industry, says eMediawire.com.
The tool aims to improve online readability, speed of online report generation, and increased efficiency and navigation using the online survey tool.
"The technology has now advanced to Web.2.0," says Margaret Dyekman, president and COO of WageWatch. "Online technology has become much more interactive, and we like to stay on the cutting edge of what's possible for our customers."
Irish healthcare looks ahead
Despite a EUR14 billion health budget, less than 2% of that is spent on information and communication technology, says Irish Medical News.
Gerard Hurl, director of the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland, adds the healthcare industry is becoming extraordinarily dependent on ICT.
He says there is sometimes a lack of appreciation, particularly among government and management in the healthcare environment, how inextricably linked computing is to the service delivery process.
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