The traditional process of building plans submission and approval is laborious and often fraught with challenges due to the huge number of building by-laws, sometimes cryptic interpretations of the regulations and the need for trained experts to decipher the layers of information contained in the plans. Thus, it is no surprise when oversights are common and seeking final approval is…
27 Nov 2013 – To ensure their nursing students are equipped with adequate skills to fit into the workforce, Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) together with Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) launched the NYP-HIMSS Centre of Excellence. As part of the course, nursing students are trained to use IT solutions found in a modern care delivery setting such as…
Windows 8, the newest version of the Windows operating system from Microsoft, was officially available from end October 2012. With the announcement of VESALIUS 10.1, novaHEALTH has also kept abreast of technology changes and released a version that runs on Windows 8, and more specifically Internet Explorer (IE) 10. The latest version takes advantage of the Windows 8 – IE…
novaBIM (Taiwan) Ltd, a subsidiary of novaCITYNETS of Singapore, has been awarded a contract to provide Building Information Modelling (BIM) consulting services for the design and construction of a hospital in the SanChong province of New Taipei City. Comprising of 9-storey building with 3 basement floors, this modern 190-bed hospital will have a total floor area of 24,000 square meters….
Jul 2013 – Iskandar Malaysia is geared to become Malaysia’s fastest developing region, with investments pouring into building a vibrant metropolis in a land area covering 2,217 sq. km – 3 times the size of Singapore. The population is expected to grow rapidly to support the development and setting-up of new industries. Tucked strategically in the township of Bandar Seri…
19 Jun 2013 – Recently, Singapore organised the eGov Global Exchange 2013 forum that facilitated focused discussions on how infocomm technology provides governments with new possibilities and platforms for citizen engagement through Co-Creation with citizens and the private sector, so as to bring about better service delivery. As part of the conference, an exhibition showcased the progress and achievements of…
30 Apr 2013 – Eighteen government services received awards today at the inaugural e-Government Excellence Awards ceremony (GEA) for excelling in e-Government services. Jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, the event is a whole-of-government effort to recognise agencies for excellence in e-Government and encourage improvements across all public sector agencies. Building & Construction…
April 2013 – A subsidiary of Nova MSC Berhad, novaHEALTH announced that it has signed a Partnership Agreement with ILLUMINAT LTD to market VESALIUS, its Integrated Health Information System in Trinidad & Tobago. A member of one of the largest conglomerates in the Caribbean, the Neal & Massy Group of Companies, ILLUMINAT is the pioneer in the field of…
Mar 2013 – Nova MSC, provider of healthcare IT solutions and services, celebrates the 10th version of VESALIUS with the release of a new module – Ad-hoc Reporting. This module provides an adaptive authoring environment for bespoke reporting needs and supported by VESALIUS multifaceted data repository – an Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) database to meet the differing aspects of administrative, operational,…