Agfa imager wins award

Agfa HealthCare, a provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, has won two Canadian Health Informatics Awards at an event hosted by Itac Health, according to WebWire.

Itac Health recognises the contributions of individuals and companies for accomplishments in the efficient use of IT to improve the delivery of healthcare for Canadians.

Agfa HealthCare won the Healthcare Transformation of the Year Award for its Picture Archiving and Communication System digital imaging project with the Nova Scotia Department of Health, in Canada.

Atlanta-based SunTrust has deployed banking and payments technology provider Metavante's HealthGateway as a key component of its eClaim Revenue Gateway solution, says MarketWatch.

HealthGateway enables a financial institution to become a healthcare provider's solution to the problems of multiple vendors and disparate and inefficient processes that bog down the claims-to-payment process.

With HealthGateway, SunTrust eClaim Revenue Gateway can offer healthcare providers an online self-service tool to manage the entire life cycle of claims, from initial eligibility inquiry, to claim submission/status checks and ultimately, receipt of payment.

A BangaloreIT.biz event saw thought leaders in the medical field merging ICT with medical science during a panel discussion on delivering large-scale change in healthcare through ICT, says the Deccan Herald.

Teleradiology Solutions CEO Dr Arjun Kalyanpur, who spoke on the occasion, said: “Technology in healthcare in India faces several problems; shortage of trained manpower, high cost bandwidth, lack of government support, aging population and lack of awareness among others. Technology plays a significant role to bridge the rural and urban gap.”

According to Satish Kini, director of 21st Century Health Management, India has the world's lowest spending on healthcare, 5% of its GDP and only 6% of the urban population has medical insurance.