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As part of its strategy to expand its current IT India business, GE Healthcare today unveiled its three initiatives aimed to increase quality, reduce cost and improve access for all.
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"The initiatives will help by offering strong healthcare connectivity and resources to India, which has lagged behind in this key area of healthcare delivery", Vishal Wanchoo, president & chief executive officer of GE Healthcare IT told reporters here today.
Launching GE "Managed Solutions", he said, introducing healthcare IT solutions often requires significant upfront investment by healthcare providers, in addition to regular updates of software, hardware and maintenance. GE"s "Managed Solutions" will help eliminate this upfront capital investment to enable affordability across hospitals IT solutions.
"Managed Solutions" is targeted at providers who need to integrate multiple locations or have plans to expand and reach the masses in India through GE Healthcare IT solutions.
Considering healthcare IT penetration is "extremely low" in India, the initiative would "not only increase access, but also be cost-effective", V Raja, president & CEO GE Healthcare South Asia said.
He unveiled GE"s internet-based PACS-IW offering to provide accessibility for radiologists to review images when they are away from the hospital, plus instantaneous reporting on true DICOM datasets, reducing overall costs.
A multi-site link in itself, PACS-IW is a low maintenance teleradiology solution with no additional software installs or configuration needs, Raja said.