Physicians using GE Healthcare's MAC 800 ECG (electrocardiogram) find some high school students at risk
At less than 7 pounds, MAC 800 ECG is easily portable to screen for underlying heart conditions
Reinforces GE's healthymagination initiative to increase access to more people around the world
Remote Hosted Solution Designed to Help Community Hospital Meet Performance Goals, Meaningful Use
BARRINGTON, Ill. -- AUG 3, 2010 -- GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare IT solutions, announced the successful implementation of Centricity® Enterprise under a Remote Hosted Option (RHO) delivery model at Marion General Hospital in Ohio. Marion General is the latest community hospital to shift to GE Healthcare's Centricity Enterprise hospital EMR solution.
Extra Layer of Authentication Meets Ohio Pharmacy Board's Strict Standards; Anticipates DEA Regulations for Prescribing Controlled Substances
BARRINGTON, Ill. -- JULY 19, 2010 -- Marking another significant milestone for GE Healthcare's information technology business, the Ohio Pharmacy Board has approved the company's advanced ePrescribing solution for use by the state's physicians. Ohio is the only state today requiring two-factor authentication.
Vishal Wanchoo, GE Healthcare IT's President and CEO, weighs in on the last two final rules for meaningful use, released to the public on 7/13/10.
BARRINGTON, Ill. -- We've reached a significant milestone with the release of the last two final rules providers will need to meet to demonstrate "meaningful use" of certified electronic health records (EHR), a significant step toward qualifying for the first phase of EHR incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
PRINCETON, NJ -- July 12, 2010 -- GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics today announced the market reintroduction of Optison™ (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP), a diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent for use in select echocardiograms. Optison is indicated for use in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricle and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial borders. The safety and efficacy of Optison with exercise stress or pharmacologic stress testing have not been established.
Chalfont St. Giles, UK, July 12, 2010 - GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the appointment of Anne LeGrand as Vice President and General Manager, of the company's global X-ray business.
LeGrand joins GE Healthcare from Philips Healthcare, where she was Senior Vice President and General Manager of their ultrasound business unit, a $1 billion business with more than two thousand employees worldwide.
