GE Medical Systems Showcases Vision for Cardiac Care at American College of Cardiology 51st Annual Scientific Session.Business Editors/Medical Writers American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949 to educate, research and influence health care public policy. The president for the 2006–2007 year is Steven E. Nissen. [1] The organization has 39 chapters in the U.S. Meeting 2002 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2002 New CT Platform, Digital Cath Lab and Gender-Specific ECG ECG electrocardiogram. ECG abbr. 1. electrocardiogram 2. electrocardiograph ECG Also called an electrocardiogram, it records the electrical activity of the heart. Highlighted GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GE), today unveiled a number of new technologies and programs at this year's meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ), which runs through March 19 in Atlanta. The GE exhibit features the first ever cardiology technology pavilion, allowing visitors to get a look at emerging applications and concept equipment under development. "GE Medical Systems has a cardiology solution for every need," said Joseph M. Hogan, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GE Medical Systems. "Our Innova 2000, all digital, flat-panel cardiovascular x-ray imaging system was introduced to the Cath Lab just two years ago. Already, we have more than 250 orders for this system, including as many as eight at one hospital complex alone. This is just one example of GE technology setting the standard for health care." GE Medical Systems Information Technologies will introduce Centricity(TM) Cardiology, a fully integrated cardiac care clinical information system. Centricity Cardiology software is designed to provide clinicians with increased cardiac patient information at one workstation allowing them to make faster and better-informed care decisions. The Centricity system delivers a seamless, paperless flow of patient cardiovascular data on a single interface with a single login. In addition, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies will showcase its new 12SL(TM) GenderSmart(TM) electrocardiograph e·lec·tro·car·di·o·graph n. Abbr. ECG, EKG An instrument used in the detection and diagnosis of heart abnormalities that measures electrical potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electrical currents associated with software. Studies have shown that this technology, which accounts for gender-specific heart rhythm differences, improves heart attack detection in women by 14 percent. Earlier this year, GE Medical Systems announced plans to help build the nation's first all-digital heart hospital, The Indiana Heart Hospital, in Indianapolis. Scheduled for completion in December 2002, the $60 million, 210,000-square-foot "hospital of the future," will be the most advanced specialty hospital ever built delivering a new level of care for cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease by eliminating paper and film-based medical records. The Indiana Heart Hospital selected GE Medical Systems as its clinical technology partner to provide the all-digital hospital with advanced diagnostics, medical imaging and clinical information systems, including wireless, handheld communication technologies and the GE Centricity(TM) Information System. "We'll be providing our patients with the most advanced, specialty care hospital available today to combat heart disease," said David Veillette, CEO of The Indiana Heart Hospital. "We're so totally committed to a paperless, filmless and wireless environment that we won't even have nursing stations. Instead, our caregivers can input and retrieve patient information right at the bedside, which helps them deliver safer, more accurate patient care." New diagnostic imaging platforms also will be highlighted in the GE booth. The Global Computed Tomography (CT) Business will exhibit its newly acquired C300 electron beam tomography Electron beam tomography is a specific form of computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) in which the X-Ray tube is not mechanically spun in order to rotate the source of X-Ray photons. (EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes ) scanner as well as new applications for the world-renowned LightSpeed(TM) family. The Global Magnetic Resonance (MR) Business will feature cardiac studies completed on the world's only 1.5T twin gradient system, the Signa Infinity TwinSpeed. About GE Medical Systems GE Medical Systems is an $8 billion global leader in medical imaging, interventional procedures, healthcare services, and information technology. Its offerings include networking and productivity tools, clinical information systems, patient monitoring systems, surgery and vascular imaging, conventional and digital X-ray, computed tomography, electron beam tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound and bone mineral densitometry densitometry /den·si·tom·e·try/ (den?si-tom´i-tre) determination of variations in density by comparison with that of another material or with a certain standard. , positron emission tomography positron emission tomography: see PET scan. positron emission tomography (PET) Imaging technique used in diagnosis and biomedical research. , nuclear medicine, and a comprehensive portfolio of clinical and business services. For more than 100 years, health care providers worldwide have relied on GE Medical Systems for high quality medical technology and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE Medical Systems Web site at www.gemedical.com. |
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