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NewsCould telemedicine help address primary-care shortages?
One of the big issues in healthcare, both here and abroad, is access. There simply aren't enough primary-care physicians to go around, and the shortage is projected to get worse. "Healthcare has Read more...
Widespread stroke scan radiation overdoses in California and Alabama
An investigation by the New York Times has found radiation overdoses from CT brain perfusion scans were more prevalent and posed more serious consequences than previously thought. According to the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Mayo Clinic, GE and Intel team up to test telemedicine for chronically ill
As part of the first-ever study examining the effects of home-based monitoring across a variety of chronic conditions--rather than one specific disease--the Mayo Clinic, GE Healthcare and Intel will Read more...
Most CT scans may be unnecessary
More than half of patients who undergo abdominal/pelvic CT scans receive unnecessary imaging tests that put them at risk for radiation-induced cancer, according to new research from the University of Read more...
Radiation overdoses prompt class-action suit against Cedars-Sinai, GE Healthcare
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and GE Healthcare have been named as defendants in a class-action suit representing patients who may have received radiation overdoses during CT brain perfusion scans at Read more...
MGMA 2009: Catching up on tech issues, or 'ouch, my EMR!'
As you doubtless know, there's no way you're going to walk out of this year's conference--or any event, for that matter--knowing everything you need to know about EMR selection. But if you can, take Read more...
GE Healthcare, UPMC plan to open 25 cancer centers abroad
GE Healthcare has announced that it's partnering with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to open 25 cancer centers in Europe and the Middle East in the next 10 years. GE will not have an Read more...
Cleveland Clinic gets $60M for cardiac centerWorking with academic organizations and biomedical groups, the Cleveland Clinic has gotten a $60 million grant from the state of Ohio to develop a cardiovascular research center. The center will receive a designation allowing it to draw ongoing state financial support in addition to the initial $60 million. The Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC) will follow a traditional academic technology transfer model, developing new cardiovascular treatment technologies and spinning off … Read more...ALSO NOTED: GE Healthcare makes nursing home play; LifePoint names Carpenter CEO; and much more...> Sentillion introduced vThere, a system that allows physicians to access their work stations from home. Release > GE Healthcare made a move into real estate, picking up 186 nursing homes from Formation Capital in a deal valued at $1.4 billion. Article > LifePoint named William Carpenter as its president and … Read more...ALSO NOTED: GE Healthcare buys Biacore; Effort to block physician reimbursement cuts gains steam; and much more...> GE Healthcare will pay $390 million to buy Sweden's Biacore, a maker of machines for the life sciences industry, extending GE's move into that business after the purchase of Amersham International. Article (WSJ sub. req.) > Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) talked up EMRs at a conference on Long Island attended by hundreds of healthcare execs. … 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 >> |
