29-Apr-15 While many hospitals around Australia have adopted smart card technology, medical centres and neighbourhood GPs are yet to fully engage with it. Though the most obvious benefit is to control physical access to buildings, other factors could deliver substantial benefits to Australian doctors, from secure storage of patient data, to infection control. [image: Facility Management]

28-Apr-15 Capital Medica, a Japanese operator of care facilities, is seeking to acquire hospitals in Southeast Asia as it tries to get patients to choose Japan over the US and other markets for heart bypasses and other surgical procedures. [image: Seniors World Chronicle]

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]

27-Apr-15 Level 2 hospitals in China have been in relative decline and lost patients over recent years. Health service revenue from Level 2 hospitals increased by 14% on average from 2009 to 2013, compared with 19% in Level 1 hospitals and 24% in Level 3 hospitals. [image: Health Intelligence Asia]

25-Apr-15 Data collection for intensive care in Singapore is to be standardised through a National Intensive Care Unit Registry. Data collected will include age, medical history, treatment and mortality rate of ICU patients. [image: Channel News Asia]