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Thailand develops mobile app to collect health data

Chiang Mai University and Saraphi Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand have developed a mobile app aimed to survey, collect and digitise health data of Saraphi’s district residents.

End-of-life wishes to be on EHR in Australia

The Australian government is pushing forward the plan to allow ...

US hospital introduces BYOD initiative

Broward Health System has recently launched ‘bring your own device ...

28 March 2013 | News

Mobile app for the autistic launched in Thailand

Autism Foundation of Thailand yesterday launched a mobile application to enhance physical and mental development of the autistic, and provide guidance to their parents.

28 March 2013 | News

Canada’s Ottawa Hospital modernises e-health services

One of Canada’s largest academic teaching hospitals, The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, modernises its e-health services — while improving patient care, rolling out mobile apps, and integrating care management systems.

26 March 2013 | News

Singapore sets up first healthcare IT laboratory

Singapore’s Integrated Health Information Systems today announced a joint development project to set up the country’s first healthcare IT laboratory to provide cutting edge software for public hospitals to transform patient care.

26 March 2013 | News

US to issue medical mobile app guidance

The Food and Drug Administration will issue final guidance on medical mobile applications and how it will be regulated before October 1.

21 March 2013 | News

Philippine hospital to develop e-health solutions

The Cardinal Santos Medical Center will be developing digital health solutions in a bid to set the standards for doctor-patient engagement in the Philippines.

19 March 2013 | News

New Zealand streamlines e-health with robotics technology

Under a major new initiative, New Zealand’s Gore Hospital develops robotics technology to manage healthcare for the elderly and patients across remote and rural area areas.

18 March 2013 | News

Telemedicine deployed via help line service in Indian state

Piramal Foundation’s Swathya project, Health Management and Research Institute (HMRI) in India has recently signed an agreement of service with the government of Karnataka to provide telehealth service via Information Help Line Services in the state with 104 BSNL telephone number.

13 March 2013 | News

Canada health centre enhance e-record with online service

Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Canada has recently deployed new software for online appointment scheduling and online consultation assessment questionnaires, adding up to MyChart—its personal health record.

7 March 2013 | News

Hospital Info Hotline Set up in Jakarta

The Government of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, launched a call centre number for residents to get information about hospitals across the city.

1 March 2013 | News

The Philippines launches alert website for dengue prevention

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is providing online information on dengue cases per community as part of the effort to intensify the preventive measure and serve as alert mechanism to concerned government offices, and citizen.

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