Search Tag: healthcare industry
The benefits of blockchain
2018 12 Apr
There is so much more to the healthcare industry than medicine, says Varun Gera, Founder & CEO of HealthAssure, noting how the sector has become a powerhouse of information about doctors, patients and their health records. This information needs to be kept safe and secure, and yet be readily available to those who need it, he hastens to add. However,... Read more
3D Printing – Emerging As A Significant Technology in Healthcare
2018 26 Feb
3D printing has been in use since the 1980s as additive manufacturing. However, this technology quickly gained popularity in the 2000s, when people finally began to realise its importance and what it can actually do for the betterment of the human species. From 3D-printed shoes to vehicles, additive manufacturing has mastered almost... Read more
What Are the Keys to Attracting and Retaining Qualified Staff in Healthcare?
2017 17 Jul
For the CEO's of many organisations in the healthcare industry, attracting and retaining talent is the key strategic challenge, as discovered in a 2017 survey by Siemens Healthineers. Organisations face the dual challenge of how they should respond to the need for significant efficiency gains and simultaneously be an attractive employer in a... Read more
Healthcare Hires Soar
2017 11 Jul
More jobs have been added to the U.S. healthcare sector, with 36,500 new workers hired in June, surpassing the 20,600 new jobs created in May. The majority of the new hires in June were concentrated in ambulatory care services, which added 26,000 jobs. Hospitals added 11,700 jobs. You might also like : Hiring Ex-Criminals for Healthcare Despite... Read more
10 Ways to Enhance Cybersecurity Protection
2017 24 Jan
2016 was marked by a number of cybersecurity mishaps that caused health data records to be exposed or stolen. The healthcare industry has taken steps to secure its vulnerabilities, but IT security experts say much more needs to be done to protect valuable patient data and keep it out of cybercriminals' hands. See Also : Cloud Security... Read more
Is Faster-Than-Market Growth in your Company’s Future?
2016 19 Jul
Healthcare Providers Expect Positive Market Development Despite Changing Parameters Healthcare providers are predicting high growth potential within the next five years – for their companies and for developed and emerging markets in general. As a survey of industry executives reveals, the parameters for the healthcare industry’s business models... Read more
HBI 2016
2016 01 Mar
Around the world, healthcare service executives are optimistically looking toward the future – and predicting annual growth rates of over 6 percent in developed markets and of around 11 percent in emerging markets for the next five years. At the same time, trends such as consolidation and industrialization in the healthcare industry, increasing... Read more
22nd Medical Fair India
2016 11 Mar
Medical Fair India is a 3 day event being held from 11th March to the 13th March 2016 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in Mumbai, India. This event showcases product from Medical & Pharmaceutical, Scientific Instruments, Research & Development, Ayurvedic & Herbal, Natural & Organic industries. Read more
GE To Sell Healthcare Financial Services U.S. Lending Business To Capital One
2015 13 Aug
GE has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell $8.5 billion of healthcare-related loans and its Healthcare Financial Services (HFS) U.S. lending business to Capital One for approximately $9 billion. Separately, GE has signed an agreement with another buyer to sell approximately $600 million of HFS real estate equity investments. “This transaction... Read more