Aug, 2001 : GE and Qwest to Revolutionize Medical Info Management
📅 - GE Medical Systems Information Technologies (gemedicalsystems.com), a clinical information management unit of General Electric, andQwest Communications International Inc. (qwest.com 👉 Total Reviews: 1
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GE and Qwest will offer a robust Application ServiceProvider model that enables hospitals across thecountry to electronically store their rapidly growinginventory of medical images securely off-site, andretrieve them at near instantaneous speeds. TheCompanies estimate that this ASP service will generatemore than $250 million in top-line revenue, as moreand more healthcare systems look to the all-digitalfuture of medical information management.
GE will offer ASP services to hospitals and healthcaresystems to securely and seamlessly transfer and storeelectronic medical data, such as X-rays, in Qwest'sworldwide Web hosting CyberCenters. Qwest will store and manage the medical data, significantly reducingthe costs and management infrastructure of thehealthcare system.
"Today's leading healthcare systems are implementingnew digital applications for data-intensive clinicalareas, such as radiology, at an unprecedented pace inorder to improve both clinical and operationalperformance," said Greg Lucier, president and CEO, GEMedical Systems. "With modern diagnostic imagingscanners now capable of producing up to 1,000 imagesper exam, digital capture, review and storage systemsare an absolute necessity. This technology trend, whencoupled with impending patient privacy regulationssurrounding medical data has resulted in the need forGE's ASP solution."
GE introduced its ASP offering nearly one year agousing traditional long distance telephone networks,and has since been contracted to provide radiology andcardiology ASP services to more than 50 healthcaresites in the U.S. GE's ASP solution, supported by thelatest in fiber optic and data storage technologiesfrom Qwest, can significantly reduce hospital barriersto entering a digital environment by shifting thetechnology implementation, infrastructure and relatedobsolescence risks to GE and Qwest. GE plans to expandits ASP offerings to every clinical department in ahospital by 2003.
Through secure, high-speed fiber optic connectivity,electronic medical data can be transferred inreal-time between sites in a large hospital network.This connectivity can significantly reduce the timeassociated with transferring paper and film-basedrecords today, while lowering the investment forhealthcare providers. Also beneficial, physicians canaccess data for collaborative analysis, enablingbetter patient care and higher standards of medicine.
"By implementing Qwest's fiber optic infrastructurewith our ASP delivery model, we can seamlessly move apatient's cardiac images, for example, from a New Yorkhospital to a cardiologist in Los Angeles in less thanfive seconds," said Vishal Wanchoo, vice president, GEMedical Systems. "This unparalleled level ofperformance will fundamentally change clinicalworkflow by providing clinicians with a complete,real-time view of the patient they are treating."
🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 0
👎 Bad Reviews: 1
👈 Official Responses: 0 -> lumen.com)have formed an exclusive, multi-year technologyagreement to provide clinicians at healthcare systemswith secure, reliable access to their patients'clinical information.
GE and Qwest will offer a robust Application ServiceProvider model that enables hospitals across thecountry to electronically store their rapidly growinginventory of medical images securely off-site, andretrieve them at near instantaneous speeds. TheCompanies estimate that this ASP service will generatemore than $250 million in top-line revenue, as moreand more healthcare systems look to the all-digitalfuture of medical information management.
GE will offer ASP services to hospitals and healthcaresystems to securely and seamlessly transfer and storeelectronic medical data, such as X-rays, in Qwest'sworldwide Web hosting CyberCenters. Qwest will store and manage the medical data, significantly reducingthe costs and management infrastructure of thehealthcare system.
"Today's leading healthcare systems are implementingnew digital applications for data-intensive clinicalareas, such as radiology, at an unprecedented pace inorder to improve both clinical and operationalperformance," said Greg Lucier, president and CEO, GEMedical Systems. "With modern diagnostic imagingscanners now capable of producing up to 1,000 imagesper exam, digital capture, review and storage systemsare an absolute necessity. This technology trend, whencoupled with impending patient privacy regulationssurrounding medical data has resulted in the need forGE's ASP solution."
GE introduced its ASP offering nearly one year agousing traditional long distance telephone networks,and has since been contracted to provide radiology andcardiology ASP services to more than 50 healthcaresites in the U.S. GE's ASP solution, supported by thelatest in fiber optic and data storage technologiesfrom Qwest, can significantly reduce hospital barriersto entering a digital environment by shifting thetechnology implementation, infrastructure and relatedobsolescence risks to GE and Qwest. GE plans to expandits ASP offerings to every clinical department in ahospital by 2003.
Through secure, high-speed fiber optic connectivity,electronic medical data can be transferred inreal-time between sites in a large hospital network.This connectivity can significantly reduce the timeassociated with transferring paper and film-basedrecords today, while lowering the investment forhealthcare providers. Also beneficial, physicians canaccess data for collaborative analysis, enablingbetter patient care and higher standards of medicine.
"By implementing Qwest's fiber optic infrastructurewith our ASP delivery model, we can seamlessly move apatient's cardiac images, for example, from a New Yorkhospital to a cardiologist in Los Angeles in less thanfive seconds," said Vishal Wanchoo, vice president, GEMedical Systems. "This unparalleled level ofperformance will fundamentally change clinicalworkflow by providing clinicians with a complete,real-time view of the patient they are treating."
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