Linking outpatient and inpatient records will help reduce medical errors, improve efficiency, decrease costs and enhance overall quality of patient care
BARRINGTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions, announced today several new efforts by Centricity® Electronic Medical Record (EMR) users, to facilitate safer more efficient healthcare by connecting islands of information throughout today's integrated delivery networks.
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA -- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 - Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre (EHHC) and GE Healthcare, recently signed the first 'One GE Healthcare' contract in South Africa. According to this strategic agreement, GE Healthcare will supply all the cardiology departments of the new 250-bed hospital with a range of cardiology-related technology and equipment.
The hospital is currently under construction, and it is anticipated that it will open its doors to the community in mid-2008.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; August 30, 2007: GE Healthcare, the healthcare business division of General Electric Company, will offer 10 of its Training in Partnership Television (TiP-TV) sessions and additional hospital leadership training seminars to Saudi healthcare professionals and decision-makers during the 1st Annual Riyadh Radiology Review (ARRR) conference to be held from September 2-6 at the King Fahd Cultural Center.
GE Healthcare's Integrated IT Solutions Business Showcases Advancements in Electronic Health Records to NGA's State Alliance for e-Health Quarterly Meeting
BURLINGTON, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) a leading vendor of clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions, today showcased the company's innovative health information technology (HIT) solutions to members of the National Governors Association's (NGA) State Alliance for e-Health.
RUTLAND, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an emergency situation, physicians and nurses need accurate information about patients in a hurry. An innovative health information technology project now running in two Vermont hospital emergency departments is meeting that need, by delivering accurate medication lists within seconds, even if a patient has never visited the hospital before.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced today that GE and Abbott have agreed to mutually terminate their agreement relating to GE's acquisition of Abbott's primary in-vitro and point-of-care diagnostics businesses. GE and Abbott worked diligently to complete the transaction but were unable to reach agreement on final terms and conditions. As a result, they agreed it was in the best interests of both companies to mutually terminate their agreement and discussions.
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