A Transition in Progress

IT in healthcare

	Abbott receives FDA clearance for New CELL-DYN(R) Emerald(TM)
	BioImagene Receives FDA 510(k) clearance for iScan
	Sorin Group acquires Endoscopic vessel harvesting business from Datascope, Inc.
	Scientists have discovered two single letter variations in the sequence of the human genome
	St. Jude Medical announces approval of first connector system to simplify implant process for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices

	ClassOne Orthodontics Announces Revolutionary New Orthodontic Product Line Proven To Dramatically Improve Oral Hygiene: SeLECT Defense™
	Sechrist Introduces Hyperbaric Industry's First Patient-Positioning Pads Designed for Use in Hyperbaric Chambers
	Orexo Signs an Exclusive Development Agreement for Its OX17 Program
	Medtronic Completes Acquisition of Ablation Frontiers
	ATS Medical Announces Australian Regulatory Approval for ATS 3f Aortic Bioprosthesis

	Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics: Research and Practices by Joseph Tan
	Electronic-Healthcare Information Security by Dube Kudakwashe, Mtenzi Fredrick, Shoniregun, Charles A.
	Understanding Healthcare Information by Lyn Robinson

	Meditec-Clinika 2009, Hitex Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India , Feb 21 - 23, 2009
	5th Health Asia 2009 Karachi Expo Centre, Pakistan, Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2009

From possibilities to reality In 2008, healthcare continued to struggle with the adaptation of Information Technology. Will 2009 be any different? Akhil Tandulwadikar Editor

Commissioning for Improved Patient Safety Rise of a new era Martin McShane NHS Lincolnshire – Commissioning, UK Lean in Primary Care Sustaining transformation John A Bibby Beverley Slater Clinical Advisor, Improvement Foundation, UK Clinical Advisor, Improvement Foundation, UK Emergency Services in India Counting on betterment Prasanthi Potluri Editor, Asian Hospital & Healthcare Management

Importance of Traditional Medicine In the age of technology Beverly A Jensen Associate Professor, Communications, UAE University, UAE Contrast Echocardiography Current indications Robert Olszewski Harald Becher Consultant Cardiologist, Military Medical Instytut, Warsaw, Poland Professor, Cardiac Ultrasound, Oxford University, UK

Heart Valve Surgeries Innovations and new developments Timothy Gardner Medical Director, Christiana Care’s Center for Heart & Vascular Health, USA

MR Diffusion and Perfusion Can they replace PET? Marco Essig Professor, Radiology, Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center, Germany

Cardiac Computed Tomography Emerging cardiac devices and technologies Jeffrey M Schussler Medical Director, Baylor University, Medical Center, USA

The Innovator’s Prescription How Asia can disrupt the global healthcare Alexandra Leichtman Jason Hwang Clayton M Christensen Manager, Innosight LLC, US Senior Strategist , Healthcare Practice, Innosight LLC, USA Co-founder, Innosight LLC, USA

Orthopedic Medical Devices Emerging technologies and trends Frost & Sullivan

In and Out of the Emergency Room Streamlined design of patient flow James W Harrell Design Leader, GBN Architects, USA

A Transition in Progress IT in healthcare IT continues to evolve in an industry characterised by slow adaptation and other challenges that vary from country to another. Asian countries would have to transform their systems so as to integrate with the rest of the world. In this scenario, e-Health and the Internet seem to be the way forward