China : Hainan ASP PACS Pilot Project Launch The result of a collaborative project between key stakeholders Hainan Province People Hospital, GE Healthcare IITS, EMC, Intel and Cisco took off in a rousing ceremony at the Hainan Local HIT Annual Seminar recently. The Hainan ASP PACS project makes use of an application service provider to link Hainan Province People Hospital, Nongkeng Hospital and Sanya People Hospital collectively on a single platform, allowing the hospitals to run a complete PACS/RIS workflow without any local server.
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Launching the new web-based Centricity PACS-IW solution in Asia
Centricity PACS-IW is a Web-based PACS with a completely portable diagnostic workstation and a powerful viewer that can connect physicians anywhere with an Internet connection. GE Healthcare’s Dynamic Imaging Solutions ranks number one for seventh consecutive quarter in MD Buyline PACS report.
In its latest full intelligence report on picture archival and communications systems (PACS), MD Buyline, an independent medical technology and informatics intelligence firm, has ranked GE Healthcare—Dynamic Imaging Solutions’ Centricity® PACS-IW (formerly Dynamic Imaging IntegradWeb® PACS) number one for the seventh consecutive quarter.
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Grand Opening of EHR Research and Development Center in Korea December 2007 marks the grand opening of the Asia EHR R&D Center in Seoul, Korea. This new engineering Center of Excellence will initially focus on EHR product development for Korea, SEA and China markets, delivering state-of-the-art healthcare IT solutions and significant clinical benefits to GE Healthcare customers starting 2008.
GE Healthcare and NBC Universal Launches Digital Health Solutions Combining GEHC’s clinical technologies with NBC Universal’s healthcare content and access points, this collaboration will connect consumers across the continuum of health - including physicians, payers, the extended care team and patient family members to improve the clinical experience across the board.
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Malaysia : Hospital Ampang Goes Live With GE Centricity EHR Following the successful deployment of GE Centricity PACS and Centricity MUSE, the 8-storey 562-bed Hospital Ampang, which is located in the affluent suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has since gone live with its new GE Centricity Electronic Health Record (EHR) as of 16th February 2008. Hospital Ampang, which was commissioned in May 2006, provides second-degree treatment for residents in the Ampang and its surrounding areas as well as those living in Klang Valley, as well as third-degree treatment for Endocrinology and Respiratory. It is also a specialist hospital and provides services in fields such as gynaecology, dermatology and haematology for referral cases. This marks Malaysia's third all digital hospital environment or THIS (Total Hospital Information System) that is powered totally by GE Healthcare IT solutions.
Hong Kong : Opening Ceremony of Ambulatory Surgery Centre Tseung Kwan O Hospital The Ambulatory Surgery Centre of Tseung Kwan O Hospital was officially opened on 3rd March 2008, signifying the enhancement of ambulatory surgery service within the hospital that is in line with the Hospital Authority’s planned responses to increasing service demand. The Centre provides a one-stop service including pre-anaesthetic assessment, post-operative care and discharge patient support, minimizing the length of hospital stay and relieving the pressure on in-patient beds.
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New Dehli, India: GE PACS Indraprastha Apollo Hospital New Delhi brings about new workflow improvements to its radiology department with Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) EA/RA600. read more >
South Korea: Accelerating Medical Data Processing Samsung Medical Center sets up a highly responsive and reliable medical data processing solution with GE’s Centricity CARDDAS Xi2 Cardiovascular Information Technologies (CVIT) system. read more (.pdf)> right click to save
New Zealand: GE Healthcare Centricity RIS PACS VR Hawkes Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) improved their radiological imaging workflow with a new generation Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) solution. read more (.pdf)> right click to save
Ontario, Canada: xwave brings Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management software to Canadian physicians A new clinical management system offered in an application service provider format developed by xwave allows physicians greater intuitive functionality. read more (.pdf)> right click to save
Syracuse, N.Y.: Orthopedic PACS Pays Off with Strong ROI Syracuse Orthopedics relies on an orthopedic PACS to store and retrieve digital x-ray images via a computed radiography (CR) system. read more>
Queensland Health Seminar 2008 GE Healthcare not only dazzled the 150-strong crowd at the Queensland Health Seminar 2008, but also impressed organizers Queensland Health such that GE executives have been invited to join an executive steering committee on new hospital buildings recently.read more >
IRIA 2008 GE Healthcare recently participated in the 61st National Conference of the Indian Radiological & Imaging Association, which was held from 17th – 20th January 2008 in Bangalore, Karnataka.
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HIMSS 2008 GE Healthcare recently joined more than 900 exhibiting companies and 28,400 attendees at the premier healthcare IT show, HIMSS 2008, held in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center from 24th – 28th February 2008.
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Arab Health 2008 GE Healthcare recently showcased its industry-leading healthcare technology products, services and solutions at Arab Health 2008, the region's premier health sector exhibition from 28th – 31st January 2008.
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Visions: GE Healthcare's Brandon Savage has just what the doctor ordered As chief medical officer for GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions, Dr. Brandon Savage is responsible for driving GE Healthcare's clinical IT vision into current and future IT products, developing integrated product solutions that promote GE's early health model. read more >
"Bringing In" and "Localization" In 2008, GE Healthcare IITS continues on a dual strategy of globalization and localization, bringing in advanced overseas technologies, products, standards and concepts to China while actively promoting understanding of the demands of Chinese users and cooperating with the local government and industry to promote robust healthcare standards.read more >
Predicts 2008: Greater IT Use Will Change Roles and Drivers in Healthcare Delivery Organizations A recent Gartner report predicts that in 2008, care delivery organizations that are not hot on the leading edge of its five key predictions must recognize their necessity and decide how not to fall behind. read more (pdf) > right click to save
GE Healthcare IT Receives Prestigious SCP Standards Certification for Centricity Enterprise GE Healthcare has recently announced the acquisition of Image Diagnost International GmbH, a provider of information technology (IT) systems used in the diagnosis of breast cancer. GE Healthcare IT’s Centricity Enterprise support organization has recently achieved certification under the Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Standards program, auditing the effectiveness of customer service and support based upon a stringent set of performance standards.read more >
GE Healthcare Customer Receives HIMSS Davies Award For Excellence In Electronic Health Records Implementation GE Healthcare recently announced that one of its premier GE Healthcare Centricity EMR customers, Village Health Partners of Plano, Texas, is among the recipients of the 2007 Nicholas E. Davies Awards of Excellence in the ambulatory health category. read more >
GE Healthcare Announces Participation By Centricity Health Information Exchange Services At 2008 IHE Connectathon GE Healthcare IT had announced recently that many of its Centricity® solutions, including Centricity Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services, passed important integration profiles established by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE). read more >
Peering Into Radiology 2012 GE Healthcare's senior marketing manager Vijay Tanjore says in an interview with leading magazine Health Imaging and IT that radiology is evolving at a breakneck pace with clinical needs, demographic realities and IT development converging to create change and this may result in a storage crunch in the near future.
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GE Healthcare Acquires Image Diagnost International GmbH GE Healthcare has recently announced the acquisition of Image Diagnost International GmbH, a provider of information technology (IT) systems used in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
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GE Healthcare Creates A Vendor-Independent Healthcare IT Educational Program For Integrated And Networked Medical Devices GE Healthcare has announced a vendor-independent educational program designed specifically for biomedical and technical professionals to enhance their knowledge of IT concepts for healthcare. read more >
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EMC Launches CLARiiON AX4
EMC CLARiiON AX4 networked storage is a VMware certified solution that allows businesses to speed backups, ensure availability, and prevent downtime by consolidating and simplifying storage management so that businesses and their critical information are readily available, safe, and always ready for growth. read more >
EMC Information Infrastructure Cornerstone of National Patient Record Archive
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA) has selected an EMC® information infrastructure solution to build one of the world’s first centralized national patient record archive. read more >
EMC Extends #1 Position in External Disk Storage Systems for 2007, Analyst Firm Reports
EMC Corporation continued as the top provider of external disk storage systems for the tenth consecutive year in 2007, according to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker, March 2008. read more >
Barco Stands Behind Quality Commitment With 5-Year
Warranty On All Diagnostic Display Systems
Barco’s full range of diagnostic display systems
now comes standard with a 5-year warranty. read more >
Barco Launches Breakthrough 6MP Color LCD Display System for Flexible, Bezel-Free PACS Imaging
Barco has just unveiled an ingenious PACS widescreen display system. read more >
Intel Replaces Hospital `COWs' in Transplants With Bedside C5
Intel’s digital health unit works with Motion Computing Inc. to take nursing to where it belongs – by the bedside. read more >
Improving Quality of Care and Nursing Workflow: A Clinician Usability Pilot of the MotionTM C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant
Alegent Health looked to work around numerous workflow, usability, compliance, and ergonomic limitations with the Motion C5 MCA. read more (pdf) > right click to save
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant Case Study (MCA)
Leading institution Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing recently evaluated the usability of the Motion C5 MCA amongst experienced nurses. read more (.pdf)> right click to save
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China : Hainan ASP PACS Pilot Project Launch 
Launching the new web-based Centricity PACS-IW solution in Asia
Grand Opening of EHR Research and Development Center in Korea
GE Healthcare and NBC Universal Launches Digital Health Solutions 
Queensland Health Seminar 2008
IRIA 2008
HIMSS 2008
Arab Health 2008
