Von Konstantin Chebotaev, International Projects Manager,  Medical Center for Information and Analysis of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

National IT is the youngest child in the Russian healthcare family. Born in 2008, when the Ministry of...

from Konstantin Chebotaev, International Projects Manager,  Medical Center for Information and Analysis of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Unlike most industrially-developed countries, where 70% of the science funding comes from non-state sources, 70%...

"Dead season” would be a misnomer for July of 2011. Instead of shelving international efforts to enjoy well-deserved summer vacations, Koch-Metchnikow-Forum is pushing for more: At invitation of KMF, Russian Health Ministry (IT Department), Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and...

Early 2011 is turning out quite eventful for the Russian medical informatics community. The two “D”s are on everybody’s lips: Mr. Dubinin and Mr. Dedov. One can’t help but wonder what changes those two will bring about in the state policy sector. Neither has held the...

In the 60s Russia pioneered in many aspects of cybernetics. A few decades later though, questions about IT in healthcare evoked nothing but a shrug and eyebrows asymmetrical.

Well, it’s 2010 and I’d do a double take eastwards if I were you … From the primordial...