GE Carescape is the main focus of a front page story
in Healthcare IT News (dead tree edition that came today). GE
Healthcare brings out the big guns to describe the Carescape solution.
Let's start with the problem as they define it:
Walk – or be wheeled – into any hospital’s emergency or operating room and you’ll likely […]
Outpatient surgery centers are an increasingly important market for vendors, with sales increasing 24.3% from 2001 to 2003. The Health Industry Distributors Association has published a new report on the topic:
“Since 2000, analysts report the number of surgery centers has grown
more than 9 percent each year compared to nearly zero growth for
inpatient hospitals,” said Adam […]
VeriChip is working with Digital Angel to develop an, “implantable glucose microchip to determine glucose levels in the
bodies of animals and humans, removing the need for diabetics to draw
blood regularly to monitor their blood glucose level.” (Press release) The goal is to develop a chip that can be implanted for up to 6 months. The […]
Siemens Communications and Ekahau announce a strategic relationship, “By adding Ekahau's RTLS and site survey solutions to its HiPath
Wireless portfolio, Siemens enables companies to benefit not only from
user mobility but also from the cost-effective integration of asset and
people tracking in their business processes.” Siemens HiPath Wireless is their rebranded Chantry Networks acquisition.
The Ekahau Positioning […]
Digital pathology vendor Aperio has raised $10.6 million in venture funds. The company has raised a total of $33 million in equity capital, but which round the $10.6 million represented was not disclosed. The company has made good progress in the market with, “an installed base of more than 250 systems in more than 23 […]
