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GE Healthcare


GE donates EMR to Texas university

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, August 27 2010
GE Healthcare is donating its Centricity Advance EMR platform to the University of Texas at Austin for educational purposes.
 

KLAS: EMRs' true costs are higher than expected

Industry News | Thursday, August 26 2010
The EMR purchasing process has matured, there are fewer EMR pioneers and buyers are savvier; so today's EMR projects aren't likely to go way over budget, according to a report from healthcare market research firm KLAS. However, EMR customers may face unexpected costs down the line.
 

Texas facility deploys Corepoint interop technology

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, August 26 2010
OakBend Medical Center, of Richmond, Texas, has implemented Corepoint Health’s Corepoint Integration Engine to integrate its information systems.
 

KLAS: RIS gains ground through interoperability, functionality

Industry News | Monday, August 23 2010
While RIS purchases traditionally have taken a back seat to EMR and PACS decisions, new products entering the RIS market and vendors expanding their EMR and PACS client bases with integrated technologies suggest that RIS are taking a renewed priority in purchasing decisions and being included in discussions surrounding meaningful use’s electronic information exchange requirements, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
 

GE to assist with Virginia RHIO

Contracts & Installations | Monday, August 23 2010
When the Northern Virginia Regional Health Information Organization (NoVaRHIO) goes live with its first step towards an eHealth Information Exchange connecting patients and physicians across the region, it will leverage GE Healthcare as an infrastructure partner.
 

AJR: ASIR cuts abdominal CT rad dose 33%

Clinical Studies | Monday, August 23 2010
Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) reduced radiation dose 33 percent compared with routine-dose CT with filtered back projection, according to a study published in the September edition of American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

Report: Molecular imaging device market to reach $6.6B by 2014

Industry News | Friday, August 20 2010
There is a 5.8 percent yearly increase in the market for molecular imaging devices and the market is expected to reach $6.6 billion by 2014, according to a market research report from Kalorama Information.
 

GE, Immunomedics collaborate on F-18 peptide labeling

Partnerships & Alliances | Thursday, August 19 2010
Immunomedics and GE Healthcare have entered into a license and collaboration agreement for the evaluation of labeling technologies based on Immunomedics' patented F-18 peptide labeling method.
 

GE's Centricity Practice Solution receives CCHIT premarket approval

New Products | Friday, August 13 2010
GE Healthcare has reportedly gained conditional permarket approval for its Centricity Practice Solution version 9.5 EMR technology by the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) as a CCHIT Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR with additional certification for child health and cardiovascular medicine with advanced reporting.
 

Clarkson to run Toshiba's MR business unit

Executive Announcements | Thursday, August 12 2010
Toshiba America Medical Systems has named Stuart Clarkson as director of its MR business unit.
 

GE, Orion Sales Partners team up for CV ultrasound distribution

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, August 04 2010
GE Healthcare has entered into a distribution agreement with Orion Sales Partners for the sale of GE’s Vivid cardiovascular ultrasound devices for clinicians in private practice.
 

Feature: Multi-channel cardiac MR seeks to compete with CCTA

Web Exclusives | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Written by Chris Kaiser
In MRI, the higher the magnetic field (1.5T or 3T) the better the signal-to-noise ratio, which translates into better image quality. While MRI provides unparalleled soft tissue contrast, the drawback is its temporal resolution. Whereas CT scanning of the coronary arteries takes mere seconds, MR imaging can take up to 20 minutes or even longer. The latest innovation to increase the speed of MRI is to employ multi-channel radiofrequency coils with parallel acquisition techniques.
 

Ohio facility goes live with GE Healthcare EMR

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, August 03 2010
Marion General Hospital, in Marion, Ohio, has implemented GE Healthcare’s Centricity Enterprise EMR technology under a remote hosted delivery model.
 

GE, Intel launch new telehealth joint venture

Top Stories | Monday, August 02 2010
GE Healthcare and Intel have launched a joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living, slated to be operational by the end of 2010.
 

ImaCor selects new pres, CEO Pellerito

Executive Announcements | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Cardiac IT company ImaCor has announced that Peter Pellerito has been named new president and CEO.
 

Report: OEM manufacturers lose market share, replaced by ISOs

Industry News | Tuesday, July 27 2010
Independent service organizations (ISO) will increase their U.S. market share over the next few years, while original equipment manufacturers (OEM), which currently hold a dominant share in the market, may witness a drop-off due to tight budgets for radiology departments, according to a report from Millennium Research Group.
 

GE awarded $1M for pediatric MRI technology

Industry News | Thursday, July 22 2010
GE Healthcare, in collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center in Ohio and the Davis Heart and Lung Institute of the Ohio State University, was awarded a $1 million grant for the development of scanning devices for pediatric patients.
 

GE upgrades EMR, ePrescribing technology

New Products | Thursday, July 22 2010
GE Healthcare IT has updated its Centricity Enterprise EMR clinical, financial and administrative software package. The company also has integrated two-factor authentication into its Advanced ePrescribing technology for Centricity EMR.
 

GE Healthcare posts increase in profits, revenue for Q2

Financial News | Friday, July 16 2010
While General Electric reported a net earnings increase of 19 percent in the second quarter of 2010 ($3.2 billion versus $2.7 billion in the 2009 second quarter) and a 4 percent decrease in revenues, its GE Healthcare unit recorded a 3 percent increase in revenue over the 2009 second quarter revenues.
 

Kansas health network plans for GE's EMR

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, July 08 2010
Wichita Clinic in Kansas has stated it plans to implement Centricity EMR from GE Healthcare across all 12 of its locations to help staff manage the half-million patient visits the system averages each year.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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