Dubai, India, Deputy Ruler Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has welcomed a branch of the Moroccan Hospital and Eye Clinic to the Dubai Medical City (DMC). The new hospital is part of a network that includes 32 hospitals in the Middle East region, and operates several ophthalmology clinics. Officials say that having the Moroccan Hospital alongside others within the DMC will further improve eye care delivery services in the country.
The CIO Healthcare Summit is scheduled for May 10-13 in Scottsdale, AZ. The summit is designed to provide a forum for CIOs and business leaders from some of the most innovative healthcare organizations to debate and network on the many challenges the industry faces, according to the organization's Web site.
Doctors and nurses in British Columbia are being offered salary increases as part of an extension and "labor market adjustment" to their current contracts. The Hospital Employees' Union, however, is calling the deal unfair, as there is currently a public sector wage freeze in effect.
International CTIA WIRELESS is scheduled for April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. At the event, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about wireless innovations that "increase efficiency and result in ubiquitous access across industries," according to a release.
In his "Life as a Healthcare CIO" blog, John Halamka, MD, gives insight into the recently-announced Standards Charter Organization. In this posting, Halamka addresses questions he has received on the organization, such as if SCO is the successor to HITSP or if it changes the landscape of standards harmonization efforts.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System will launch a pilot project in April to look at ways that electronic prescribing can improve patient safety and reduce healthcare costs, CalPERS officials announced. Cosponsored by Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California and Medco Health Solutions Inc., the pilot program will continue through early 2010.