General Electric Co. (GE), through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. announced several developments for their planned 50-50 joint venture. The new company, to be named Caradigmâ„¢, is expected to launch in the first half of 2012, pending customary closing conditions.
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and the Catharina Hospital in the Netherlands, a leading interventional cardiology center, have teamed up to showcase current solutions and future developments that shape the diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of heart rhythm disorders.
At ECR 2012 Carestream Health will showcase a raft of new products and services designed to help radiology professionals improve patient care. These include new healthcare IT offerings, advanced features for its medical and dental/ENT imaging systems and a mobile X-ray imaging system:
CarePartners Plus announced the launch of a new technology that empowers patients to better manage their health and interact more effectively with their physicians.
In an effort to combat the high number of unnecessary deaths during pregnancy and childbirth, Intel and the United Nations agency, announced a joint commitment to strengthen the skills of midwives and community health workers through technology and training materials from the two organizations.