05-May-15 Indonesia's president Widodo has said that all private hospitals will be required to serve residents holding national health cards in the future, adding that their licenses will be revoked should they not comply. Under the management of the Health Care & Social Security Agency, the health card programme is intended to unify health insurance for all citizens. [image: AFP]

30-Apr-15 Surgical procedures could cost twice as much depending on which public hospital you attend. That is the finding of a new report by the independent agency monitoring the health system after it studied costs at more than 80 of the nation's largest public hospitals. [image: The Courier Mail]

27-Apr-15 The overall strategy behind Telstra's many acquisitions and partnerships in the eHealth space over the past two years has been unclear. To begin answering that question, Managing director Shane Solomon says its MyCareManager system typifies what Telstra hoped to achieve. It is a platform that brings together existing products already under the Telstra banner. [image: Getty Images / franckreporter]

24-Apr-15 Industry players are teaming up to create the first medical device industry association focused solely on Asia. The member companies of the just-launched Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) include Abbott, Baxter, B. Braun, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, Cardinal Health, GE Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Philips, Siemens, Stryker and Zimmer. [image: The Independent Singapore]

24-Apr-15 Patient data, medical education and public health information will be available at the click of a mouse in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's three medical colleges, five specialty hospitals, 18 peripheral hospitals, 28 maternity homes, 161 dispensaries and 168 health posts across Mumbai, within 6-8 months. [image: DNA]