28-Apr-16 Fitbit, the leader in connected health and fitness, and Tmall.com, China's largest third-party web platform, owned by Alibaba, have signed an MoU to expand Fitbit’s reach in China. The partnership will introduce the Fitbit platform to hundreds of millions across the country. "Since 2014, we’ve seen steady growth in the market," said Woody Scal, Chief Business Officer at Fitbit. [image: Fitbit]

05-May-16 An electronic system could save patients millions of hours in queues at public sector clinics in Hong Kong. In 2014/15, each patient had to wait two hours on average. The system tracks the patient from arrival to the time they enter the consultation room, and queue status is updated on a screen informing patients how long they have to wait. [image: South China Morning Post]

03-May-16 China's Sinocare Inc has signed a purchase agreement privately-held PTS Diagnostics for up to USD200 mn in cash. PTS is a US-based manufacturer of biometric testing devices. "Together, our future will be centered on transforming preventative medicine, biometric testing, and connectivity by providing fast, easy, portable, and accurate medical devices and information management systems,” said Robert Huffstodt, CEO of PTS. [image: Sinocare Inc.]

30-Apr-16 The Indian healthcare IT market is valued at USD1 bn and likely to grow by about 1.5 times by 2020, according to a report by industry body Nasscom. The report said the healthcare software segment generated revenues of USD97 mn and is likely to grow at 11% over the next five years. [image: Governance Today]

22-Apr-16 Medical imaging company Carestream Health will build a cloud platform to establish a new clinical ecosystem in China. The company is discussing the project with several large hospitals and IT companies including Alibaba, with whom Carestream has already announced a partnership. The aim is gradually to provide complete medical IT solutions via the platform. [image: Carestream Health]