05-Aug-15 With an aim of improving patient care and operational efficiency at its health centres, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has approached the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for configuration of e-hospital portal in its Health Care Units. The e-hospital software will be loaded on cloud services, for the first time in India. [image: NIC]

29-Jul-15 Raffles Medical Group, a major Singaporean private healthcare provider, has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. By joining the network, Raffles Medical's health specialists can seek advice from Mayo Clinic's physicians in the network on treatments and disease management. Physicians and specialists in the network can also share their expertise via online conferences to discuss medical issues. [image: Mayo Clinic Care Network]

29-Jul-15 A Vietnam Ministry of Health plan to build additional satellite hospitals and upgrade existing ones now lacks money and qualified personnel. Two years ago, 14 central hospitals were chosen as core facilities responsible for transferring medical techniques to 46 satellite hospitals. To keep the scheme running, the Ministry wants local governments to allocate funds to upgrade satellite hospitals. [image: kcb.vn]

27-Jul-15 Increasing numbers of Shanghai’s more experienced doctors and dentists are leaving the city’s public hospitals to set up private group practices. One dentist who recently set up a private practice calls the current public hospital system unsustainable. He describes "a noisy and crowded environment, low income, excessive workloads, bad patient-doctor relationships and a ridiculous evaluation system.” [image: Shanghai Daily]

23-Jul-15 With Singapore's ageing population there will be more seniors needing care, but not enough carers. This is why hospitals are turning to robots. A robot can help recovering patients exercise; another can keep dementia patients occupied. The idea is to "take the manual out of healthcare", said Ms Selina Seah, director of the Centre for Healthcare Assitive & Robotics Technology. [image: Straits Times]