The use of video conferencing technology in healthcare is getting more prevalent. But as the industry embraces this new platform, the business model is also evolving from connected to collaborative healthcare.

Korea's domestic health institution accreditation survey standards acquired accreditation from the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQa), a report in the Korean Ministry of Welfare Health website said.

Korea's Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital is building the country's first integrated hospital infrastructure to improve patient care and effectively manage growing volumes of patient data to aid health workers in making timely and informed decisions.

When Beijing Union College Hospital migrated from paper-based manual workflow to paperless data transmission workflow, it included mobility solutions in the new IT infrastructure. The result include real-time access to medical and patient data, as well as lowered rate of error.

Nurses spend the most time directly caring for patients, but hospitals need to overcome the challenges that hound the nursing workforce: so many patients, so much paperwork, too little time. Motorola's mobile devices equip them to deliver top-quality patient care.

When the 20-storey Connexion at Farrer Park in Singapore opens in 2013, lifestyle and healthcare will seamlessly blend into an artful luxury. It will have a private tertiary hospital, a specialist medical center, a luxury hotel and a lifestyle center.

HP has announced a new affiliate program that combines offerings from independent software vendors with hardware from HP so hospitals and healthcare organizations can better deliver cost-effective, and high-quality care.

The health sector in Sri Lanka is set to go paperless with the newly developed Hospital Health Information Management System (HHIMS), a release in the government website said.

Caradigm, the new joint venture between GE Healthcare and Microsoft set to launch officially this year, will be demonstrating its future products at the HIMSS12, the year’s largest healthcare IT trade show in the US.

AirStrip Technologies is working with Qualcomm Life to develop wireless solutions that seamlessly connect doctors, caregivers and emergency workers with vital patient information at the hospital and from the home.