Healthcare Information Technology - The similar and the different around the World - VeticalTalk Healthcare e-Newsletter Volume 3, No.3, 2008

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Healthcare IT

The similar and the different

EHRs
Pulse Oximeter
Spectroscopy
In-hospital Mortality

	Perot Systems and Surgical Care Affiliates sign five-year agreement

	Premier signs an agreement with Toshiba America Medical Systems

	NeuroLogica Corp. acquires DDP's Xenon CT Perfusion Technology

Press Releases

	Integra LifeSciences Announces Launch of the LimiTorr Volume Limiting CSF Drainage System

	FDA Clears First Medical Product Made From Yulex(R) Natural Rubber

	Micrus Endovascular and Chemence Medical Products Sign Development Agreement for Liquid Embolic Products

Book Shelf

	Web Mobile-Based Applications for Healthcare Management Author(s): Latif Al-hakim

	Common Clinical Dilemmas in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Author(s): Eulogio Martinez, Pedro A Lemos, Andrew T. L. Ong, Patrick W Serruys

Events

	1st International Conference on Healthcare Transformation: Primary Care Focus, Singapore, May 9 - May 11 2008

	HIMSS AsiaPac08 Conference & Exhibition, Hong Kong, May 20 - May 23 2008

	World Health Care Congress Asia, Singapore, May 21 - May 23 2008


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Articles

Healthcare Information Technology - The similar and the different around the World

Research conducted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS, and its market research subsidiary HIMSS Analytics, suggests that the benefits of information technology and management systems transcend from local healthcare needs to global settings.

Stephen H Lieber

President, HIMSS, Singapore

Research Insights

Estimating Population Cause-Specific Mortality Fractions from in-Hospital Mortality: Validation of a New Method
Where accurate International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-coded cause-of-death data are available for deaths in hospital and for VR covering a subset of the population, we demonstrated that population CSMFs can be estimated with low average error.

Projects

Narayana Health City to expand to various states across India
Narayana Hrudayalaya P Ltd (NHPL) has announced plans to establish 5,000-bed health cities in the major state capitals of India. It intends to reach 20,000 beds within the next five years with a total investment of US$ 100 million (Rs 400 crore).

Shalby Hospitals Ltd. To set up ten OPDs across India
Shalby Hospitals Ltd., based in Ahmedabad, in the western state of Gujarat, has announced plans to set up ten Out Patient Departments (OPDs) in India over the next five years. It will also be setting up OPDs in eight cities around World.

TechnoTrends

World’s first Bluetooth(R)-Enabled, Wireless Fingertip Pulse Oximeter
The US-based Nonin Medical, Inc. has introduced a wireless fingertip oximeter with Bluetooth wireless technology for the first time.

Stanford researchers develop new Spectroscopy technique
A team of researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine has developed a new type of imaging system that can depict tumours in living subjects.

Industry Reports

Healthcare Technology – Opportunities in the Electronic Health Record Market (Review Report) Datamonitor
EHRs will help change the healthcare industry from today’s reactive, frenetic environment to one that is more proactive, informed and leverages planned workflows. The majority of players in healthcare realize this, but reaching a consensus on how to make this transition has been difficult to say the least.

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