Intel and GE launch Care Innovations
Intel and GE have begun operation of their joint venture telehealth company, Care Innovations. The new company will focus telehealth and independent living technologies.
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GE wins Wales image sharing contract
Hospitals in south-east Wales are to become early adopters of a new system developed with GE Healthcare that will allow them to share radiology images easily by joining up existing PACS. The PACS image sharing early-adopter is scheduled to begin in summer 2010 and run for six months. The work has been agreed under a […]
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GE wins Finnish PACS contract
The Helsinki Medical Imaging Centre has signed a contract with GE Healthcare to implement a multi-site Picture Archiving and Communications System across the hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa. The new system, Centricity PACS, will help to connect all imaging units throughout the district through a secure, encrypted digital portal. It will provide integrated ultrasound, […]
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West Dorset improves Down programme
The Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has rolled-out a maternity solution from GE Healthcare to provide a vigorous Down Syndrome programme for women in West Dorset. The trust has joined forces with Health Net Connections (HCN), the UK distributor for GE Healthcare’s Viewpoint and Trium CTG, to roll the solution out across four sites, including […]
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Ireland set to decide on PACS
The Republic of Ireland is in the final stages of selecting a supplier for a multi-million euro nationally integrated radiology and picture archiving and communication system, E-Health Europe has learned. The Health Service Executive went out to tender for the PACS and RIS procurement in October 2008. Several acute hospitals already have PACS implemented, principally the […]
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GE up
E-Health Europe’s Jon Hoeksma interviews Juergen Reyinger, European head of General Electric Healthcare Information Systems.
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GE builds body sensor networks
GE Healthcare has announced that it is developing a wireless medical monitoring system, which could replace the need for the numerous cables traditionally found at patients’ bedsides. The company is working with GE’s technology development division, Global Research, to develop the body sensor networks (BSNs). Once developed, GE hopes that the networks will consist of […]
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GE Healthcare links with ICW
GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company has signed a strategic agreement with German e-health specialist InterComponentWare (ICW). GE Healthcare will use ICW’s integration technology to develop the connectivity and integration capabilities of its Centricity products. "Connectivity is one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today and it directly impacts the quality and cost […]
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Intel and GE develop Health House
Researchers from Intel and GE Healthcare are working to develop a ‘Health House’ that will track a person’s everyday habits, check vital signs and predict whether they are at risk of a fall. The system will use sensors to track a person’s behaviour and send alerts when unexpected reactions or data are picked up. The […]
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GE offers $100m loans to boost EMR use
GE Healthcare has launched a programme of €72m ($100m) in interest-free loans to boost electronic medical record (EMR) adoption in the US. Hospitals and doctors will be offered loans to invest in GE Healthcare’s Centricity EMR software, without having to first raise funding for capital investment. Investment in certified EMR systems forms a key part […]
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