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Righting
the Scales
Will the modified guidelines of JCI benefit hospitals? Will
it lead to the consolidation of JCI's fledgling market in
India? Jayata Sharma finds out.
Upfront
CM
urges private doctors to offer their services at state-run
hospitals
The West Bengal Government has urged private medical practitioners
to chip-in with their services at Government-run state hospital.
Jaslok
Hospital upgrades its nursing college
Mumbai-based Jaslok Hospital recently upgraded its College
of Nursing. It has converted its diploma course in nursing
to a four-year BSc nursing course, recognised by India Nursing
Council and affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences (MUHS), Nashik.
'70
% of Treatment Decisions in India are Based on Lab Results'
From its modest beginning in 1979 as a marketing firm for
a few imported diagnostic equipment, Transasia Biomedicals
has today become a leading Indian diagnostic instruments'
manufacturer, exporter and marketing company.
Startling
health insurance findings by Tata AIG Life
Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Ltd (Tata AIG Life) released
the findings of a unique survey titled ‘Health Matters’
Index 2006, a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind survey to assess
the awareness and the need for accident and health insurance
as well as critical illness covers in India.
'India
will make the maximum impact by 2015'
The IBM report 'Healthcare 2015:Win-Win or Lose-Lose' released
recently indicates that the healthcare systems in the world
will become unsustainable by 2015. Mohammad Naseem, Head of
IBM's Healthcare Practice in India, discusses details of the
report with Nancy Singh.
Dr
Lal PathLabs to have 50 lab—networks across India by
2009
Dr Lal PathLabs, India's largest pathology chain, will have
a network of 50 laboratories across the country by March 2009.
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India's first dual source CT installed in Breach Candy Hospital
Siemens Medical Solutions installed Somatom Definition, the
world's first dual source computed tomography (CT) system
at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, thus making it the first
medical institute in India to offer the most advanced CT technology.
This state-of-the-art system was inaugurated by Dr Erich Reinhardt,
CEO and President of Siemens Medical Solutions and Member
of the Managing Board of Siemens AG.
Manipal
Hospital introduces institute of liver and digestive disorders
Manipal Hospital has introduced Manipal Institute of Liver
and Digestive Disorders (MILDD), Bangalore’s first dedicated
unit to provide comprehensive treatment of liver and digestive
diseases.
Events
European
Congress of Radiology
The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is one of the largest
medical events in Europe and the second-largest radiological
meeting in the world, attracting more than 16,000 participants
from 92 countries.
Conference
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Nagpur
to get a cancer hospital
Vidarbha Super- Speciality Cancer Hospital (VSCH), a 500-bed
cancer hospital, is coming up in the city of Nagpur. This
hospital is an initiative by Vidarbha Medical Services Limited,
a public limited company, established by a group of oncologists.
Healthcare
Grading - An advanced quality evaluation tool
The Government, traditionally the largest healthcare provider,
is under pressure to meet the evolving and rising demand for
healthcare services across the country.
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