GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), is highlighting advanced solutions that drive the efficiency of diagnostic imaging at Arab Health 2010. Complementing the company’s ‘healthymagination’ initiative of reducing…
SoluSoft announces N2 Document Management System for Pharmaceuticals
SoluSoft Technologies (Ahmedabad, India) announces N2 DMS for pharmaceuticals, an electronic document management system for dossier, drug master file, technical analytical document, reports, correspondence, billing information and other paper documents. Users of…
GE Healthcare keeps focus on localised products to cut costs
GE Healthcare is focussing on developing in-country-for-country products here to bring down costs and make diagnostics more affordable and accessible. In a chat with Sohini Das, V Raja, MD of Wipro GE…
Middle East’s largest healthcare Exhibtion begins in Dubai
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurates ARAB HEALTH 2010 The Middle East’s largest gathering of healthcare professionals was inaugurated today by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President…
Privacy & Confidentiality of Electronic Medical Records
Information security in health care is a new threat to privacy and confidentiality of health information of the patient related to user authentication, physical security, data ownership, access control, network security, education…
Dubai Health Official Denies Report on Isolation Procedures at Al Baraha Hospital
Dubai, Jan 24th, 2010 (WAM) — Director of the Dubai Medical District Dr Ahmed Al Hashimi affirmed today that the isolation procedures adopted at the Al Baraha Hospital are safe and sound…
Prescription or Over the Counter, Pain Pill Mistakes Common
It’s been a hard day, and Joe’s back is killing him. His wife has some Percocet left over from a trip to the dentist, and there’s that big bottle of Tylenol under…
Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-Care Settings
We have placed a detailed document about Natural Ventilation presented by WHO (World Health Orgnization) Here is the executive Summery You can Download the complete Guide here Infection prevention and control of…
Electronic Health Records at a Glance
For several years, the healthcare industry has been talking about Electronic Health Records. This article mainly deals with what exactly is Electronic Health Records or EHR and what are its key building…
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents evidence- based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient- care medical devices and for cleaning and…
Electronic Document Management System (EDMS): A stepping stone to implementing EMR in hospitals
Electronic Medical Record, commonly called the EMR is a software application that manages patient medical information created within a Care Delivery Organization or CDO. It contains the patient’s clinical information and data…
Electron Cryotomography to Study and Obtain the 3D Images of Synapsis
Electron cryotomography is an emerging technique that allows the structures of unique biological objects such as individual macromolecules, viruses, and even small whole cells to be reconstructed in their near-native states in…
New Microwave Therapy Could Reduce Mastectomies
Researchers from university of Oklahoma have found a novel method that not only destroys a large number of cancer cells but also cuts down the need for mastectomies by 90%.The new therapy…
Gestational Diabetes on the Rise in Qatar
DOHA: A recent study conducted by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has revealed increase of Gestational Diabetes (GDM) in Qatar. The study shows that more than 20 percent of the pregnant women in…
Hospital Information System Implementations- Delays and Failures
Implementing HIS solutions in hospitals can be quite a challenge ! Implementing HIS in hospitals is not a mere computerization of the hospital. It is just not about automating the existing paper trail…