Table of Contents

 

1) Introduction

 

2) Radiology Information Systems

 

3) Laboratory Information Systems

 

4) Surgical Information Systems

 

5) ICU Information Systems

 

6) Pharmacy Information Systems

 

7) Cardiology Information Systems

 

8) Country Briefs

- India

- Singapore

- Japan

- China

- South Korea

- Australia

- Malaysia

- Hong Kong

 

9) Vendor Profiles

- Siemens

- Philips

- GE Healthcare

- Tata Consultancy Services

- Cerner

- Fujitsu Asia

 

 

Quick Glimpses:

‘Of the foreign companies in India, GE especially has done very well by partnering with Wipro, a local IT company.’

‘The importance of implementation of LIS can be derived from the fact that though laboratory costs make up less than 5 percent of a hospital’s budget, laboratory services affect 60 to 70 percent of all critical clinical decisions, such as admission, discharge, and drug therapy.’

“Philips’ Healthcare portfolio offers customer tailored image and information management solutions for the Cardiology and Radiology environment....t”

‘Before marketing its products in Japan, a medical device manufacturer must first obtain two types of documents from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), the kyoka (license) and the shonin (approval).’