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GE Healthcare officials made several announcements Wednesday in New York concerning the company's $6 billion Healthymagination initiative, which aims at investing in technologies that improve healthcare.

Metro Health Village, a Greater Grand Rapids, Mich.-base health care provider, presents a new concept in providing care to its patients through a 170-acre community with the Metro Health Hospital at the heart.

The head of a New York-based healthcare market research firm says physicians who might have spent four hours a week online in 2004 are now spending at least eight hours in front of a computer.

Patient engagement is the secret to better health - and the Internet is making that easy, says Joseph Kvedar, MD.

A new tool will aid doctors in identifying patients eligible for the H1N1 vaccine using criteria published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta is employing technology to help manage its emergency department in anticipation of a surge of H1N1 flu cases this fall.

Rutland Regional Medical Center and GE Healthcare executives say they will highlight best practices to create a national blueprint for improved quality and efficiency.

A new survey shows that IT practitioners believe their organizations are lacking when it comes to protecting patient information.

A new report from KLAS suggests that Toshiba could be a fourth contender, competing with GE, Siemens and Phillips, for healthcare imaging contracts.

Surescripts will adopt a new version of a technical standard that's recommended by federal regulators as part of a $19 billion incentive program to encourage greater use of electronic health records.