22-Oct-15 Although growth in emerging markets is slowing, Abbott CEO Miles White remains upbeat about the prospects in countries like China. During 3Q 2015, Abbott saw revenue in emerging markets soar 21%. “Policies focused on expanding access to care and favorable trends, including increasing birth rates, aging populations, and adoption of Western standards and technologies, are all driving growth,” said White. [image: MD + DI].

02-Oct-15 Fullerton Healthcare, a provider of enterprise healthcare services, intends to advance its delivery of healthcare and improve the overall patient experience through the use of Microsoft cloud technology. Headquartered in Singapore, Fullerton operates over 180 clinics in Asia-Pacific. Office 365 Enterprise will enable it to integrate its back-end IT, and improve its front-end service delivery. [image: Networks Asia]

23-Sep-15 GE Healthcare has announced a new business unit, Sustainable Healthcare Solutions, that will develop high-value, low-cost technologies and healthcare delivery solutions, investing USD300 mn as part of a multi-phase effort to develop a more robust affordable healthcare portfolio for its customers. The unit will combine GE Healthcare’s operations in India, South Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia. [image: GE Healthcare]

15-Sep-15 A study by Google found that doctors perform an average of 6 professional searches a day. Yet with the ever increasing volume of clinical information, how do doctors and healthcare professionals find what they really need to deliver the best care. [image: Elsevier]

04-Sep-15 Nine out of 10 physicians in Asia-Pacific use online search to aid clinical decision-making, yet searching for trusted and updated content is a key priority, reveals a new survey of healthcare professionals conducted for Elsevier by Global Growth Markets. 11% of 210 respondents indicated that there is too much information available, and 10% said they need more training on how to search. [image: CosMedicList]