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SPOTLIGHT: Mayo Clinic, GE and Intel team up to test telemedicine for chronically ill
Most CT scans may be unnecessary
Radiation overdoses prompt class-action suit against Cedars-Sinai, GE Healthcare
MGMA 2009: Catching up on tech issues, or 'ouch, my EMR!'
GE Healthcare, UPMC plan to open 25 cancer centers abroad
Cleveland Clinic gets $60M for cardiac center
Working 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...SPOTLIGHT: Report criticizes NHS IT project
Britain's National Audit Office released a report warning that delays in the implementation of the country's massive health IT project may "hurt public confidence in the project." Meanwhile, the behind-the-scenes jostling between Cerner and GE Healthcare for control of the London phase of the project is continuing. Report (.pdf)
BT said to favor Cerner in NHS deal
British Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has been asked to block an attempt by BT to oust GE Healthcare as the provider of electronic medical record software for the London region and replace the company with rival Cerner. BT officials are reportedly unhappy with the slow pace of GE's implementation effort on the project. Last year, Fujitsu made waves when it dumped IDX for Cerner in the U.K.'s southern region. Of course, any change will have major implications for both GE Healthcare and …
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