Technology Gives Medical Staff at Remote Polyclinics and Mobile Medical Units Immediate Access to Most updated Information in Emergency Situations - Improves access to medical support and eliminates need to transport athletes to different locations for treatment - ultimately allowing a quicker return to play.
Polyclinic and links to both the Whistler Polyclinic and a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU), used to provide immediate access for emergencies.
The Centricity Radiology-IW offering combines the company's renowned web-based RIS: Centricity RIS-IC with Precision Reporting(TM) and web-based PACS: Centricity PACS-IW. This integrated IT solution will allow the clinical staff of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to digitize imaging workflow by creating a paperless environment to manage medical images and permit practitioners in different physical locations to access the same information simultaneously to facilitate efficient and informed clinical decision making.
For athletes, the clinician's ability to connect to other automated systems and health facilities could reduce or eliminate the need to transport athletes for medical advice. This improved access to medical support can ultimately allow a quicker return to competition.
"With the install of GE's Centricity Radiology-IW solution, we have the advanced tools in imaging allowing us the flexibility to view images in both Polyclinics that are more than two hours apart from each other," said
Built from its core around web-based portability and connectivity, Centricity Radiology-IW is designed for scalability and, with its user-friendly design, provides an "electronic trading post" for radiology images interfacing with other medical automation systems such as Hospital Information Systems (HIS), Electronic Medical Records Systems (EMR), Practice Management Systems, and Radiology Information Systems (RIS).
"Unfortunately, broken bones and torn ligaments often go hand-in-hand with heavy competition," said Vishal Wanchoo, president and CEO of GE Healthcare IT. "GE Healthcare IT is proud to play a major role in helping clinicians care for the 2010 Olympians at the
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About GE's Olympic Games Sponsorship:
GE is the exclusive provider of a wide range of innovative products and services that are integral to staging a successful Olympic Games. GE works closely with host countries, cities and organizing committees to provide infrastructure solutions for Olympic Games venues including power, lighting, water treatment, transportation and security, and to supply hospitals with various medical technologies to help doctors treat athletes. In addition, NBC Universal, a division of GE, is the exclusive U.S. media partner of the Olympic Games, with its partnership also extending through 2012. For more information, please visit www.ge.com/olympicgames.
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