July 23, 2010
South America, and Brazil in particular, is a region of increasing focus for GE. GE CEO Jeff Immelt recently announced that the location of the next Global Research Center (GRC) will be in Brazil, which is a testament to the importance of this region. Brazil is one of four focus countries in GE’s globalization process, which also includes Russia, India and China.
June 25, 2010
Stroke is the third-biggest killer and the leading cause of severe disability in the UK. Yet it has been chronically underrepresented in terms of education and awareness. The Stroke Association is trying to change that. Since 2007, GE Healthcare has been an active sponsor and partner of the UK charity, which honored the company’s contributions last week at the association’s annual Life After Stroke Awards.
June 23, 2010
Imagine a world where companies consider the environmental impact of every product they produce, in both design and manufacturing. GE is doing exactly that. GE’s ecomagination annual report describes how the company is helping to help meet customers’ demand for more energy-efficient products while driving reliable growth for GE.
June 21, 2010
The news of GE Healthcare’s formation of a discrete business unit for healthcare IT, named Performance Solutions, underscores the growing pressure for operational efficiency in the field. In the US, addressing costs is at the center of the healthcare debate with even bigger issues looming around the corner.
June 15, 2010
A small family practice in Pennsylvania was among the first adopters of Centricity® Advance, GE Healthcare’s newest addition to the Centricity family of healthcare IT solutions. The web-based EMR platform is designed specifically for small providers that lack the time or the resources to manage their own EMR system in-house.