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NewsCPOE, trend spotting integral to managing radiation
Massachusetts General Hospital has reduced patients' radiation exposure by more than 95 percent for some exams through the use of information technology, according to Dr. James Thrall, the hospital's Read more...
KLAS: GE imaging technology preferred by providers
GE Healthcare's PET/CT technology slightly outpaced competitors Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare among provider preference, according to a recent report by research firm KLAS. Out of a score Read more...
CPOE adoption up, but most hospitals still lack capability
Despite a rise in the number of hospitals implementing computerized physician order entry (CPOE) since the government launched its incentive program for electronic health record adoption two years Read more...
Pilot allows ED docs to pull Rx data for patients nationwide
A health information exchange in northern Virginia is piloting a service that allows ED physicians to obtain prescription drug histories on patients, regardless of where in the U.S. a prescription is Read more...
AHRQ calls together PSOs, software vendors to get technical input
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has called a meeting of patient safety organizations (PSOs) and software developers to discuss the technical aspects of reporting safety Read more...
Collaborations abound at HIMSS
At nearly every turn at HIMSS11 in Orlando, Fla., last week, it seemed as if companies were teaming up to produce various solutions geared toward improving patient care and lowering costs. Multiple Read more...
Harris Corp. buys Carefx in play for commercial healthcare market
Another powerful firm outside the commercial healthcare market is joining the rush to manage healthcare information. Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company Read more...
AHRQ names GE Healthcare as patient safety organization
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has named GE Healthcare as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). With this federal certification, GE will be listed as an official PSO and will be Read more...
GE to help expand Pennsylvania HIE
The Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., which received a $16 million Beacon Community grant last May, established the Keystone Beacon Community to use health IT to improve the quality of care Read more...
Volume of HIT changes expected to shape 2011
The sheer volume of changes in health IT confronting CIOs is a trend all unto itself in 2011--putting the CIOs "squarely in the crucible," according to a collaborative white paper on the top 11 Read more...
| Press ReleasesGE Healthcare Empowers Patients with Advanced Online Patient PortalCentricity Patient Online Portal Connects the Patient with the Provider BARRINGTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In response to customer demand for a better way to interact with patients in an Read more >> Capital Health Will be First in U.S. to Offer GE Molecular Breast ImagingGE Healthcare’s Discovery NM 750b Is a Specialized Breast Scanner That Enables Advanced Functional Imaging of Breast Cancer HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. & WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Capital Read more >> Market for Diagnostic Imaging Systems in India to Grow Strongly at Nearly Nine Percent Per Year, to $830 Million by 2016Strong Growth Will be Seen in Small Health Facilities and Rural Areas, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global Read more >> GE Healthcare Helps Radiologists Connect and CollaborateNew Suite of Advanced Visualization Applications Seamlessly Delivered on One PACS Desktop CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today at RSNA 2011, GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) announced a leap forward in radiology Read more >> GE Healthcare ‘Humanizes’ Radiology Exams with MR Patient Experience SuiteLess-clinical environment for MR examinations intended to enhance patient comfort CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today at RSNA 2011, GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) introduced the innovative Magnetic Resonance Read more >> |
