Nvidia has quietly become one of the most influential players in healthcare technology by supplying the accelerated computing and AI infrastructure that powers everything from imaging to drug discovery. The company’s restraint — focusing on enabling the ecosystem rather than owning it — has helped cement its role as the indispensable backbone of the healthcare industry’s AI transformation.
Theranostics — which combines molecular imaging with targeted therapy — is quickly becoming a significant innovation in cancer care, offering more precise treatment with fewer side effects. GE Healthcare expects the field to grow rapidly over the next decade, as long as hospitals can continue to invest in the imaging and software infrastructure needed to scale these therapies.
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
GE HealthCare made a slew of announcements at RSNA 2024, including an acquisition, new machines for mammography and SPECT/CT imaging, and new AI features to help improve radiologist workflows.
Here are nine notable announcements shared at the HLTH conference held this week in Las Vegas.
As the healthcare industry slowly moves toward value-based care, healthcare companies are thinking about taking on risk. During a panel at MedCity News’ INVEST conference, healthcare leaders shared some key ideas about how the industry is embracing risk in its contracts.
At HIMSS, GE HealthCare and Mass General Brigham announced that they are integrating foundation models into their collaborative AI research and development. Foundation models could help developers create healthcare AI tools "10 times faster than in the past," according to Parminder Bhatia, GE HealthCare’s chief AI officer.
How can AI benefit and improve patient outcome in the emergency department? Watch the latest episode to find out.
This year's ViVE conference featured a variety of news announcements — from company launches to new products to partnerships to acquisitions and more. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for nine of the conference's most notable announcements.
At RSNA 2023, GE HealthCare announced the launch of a new AI suite designed to simplify radiologists’ workflows when reading mammograms and help them detect breast cancer in patients sooner. The new offering includes three AI tools made by iCAD.
Patients yearn for care experiences that are more convenient, personal and accessible. However, clinicians aren't doing a great job of delivering this kind of care, according to a new report. The staffing crisis has put clinicians under a lot of pressure — they feel they often don't have time to deliver adequate care of get effectively trained on how to use new technology.
Many experts think technology will help mitigate healthcare's burnout crisis and workforce shortage, but the healthcare industry still has a lot to figure out when it comes to choosing which tools to deploy and getting its workers on board with these new tools, according to a new report from GE HealthCare.
CEO and neuroscientist Dr. Iftach Dolev on how the new device can bring a powerful tool to psychiatrists and neurologists alike.
GE HealthCare recently announced plans to acquire Caption Health, a company that sells AI software designed to guide cardiac imaging. The company's guidance technology aims to make ultrasound exams easier and faster, as well as allow a broader set of healthcare professionals to conduct basic echocardiography exams.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, departures and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
GE Healthcare is preparing for its spinoff from GE, which is planned for the first week of January. The company’s split will allow it to operate under a new board, as well as manage its own capital. That capital will be primarily invested in acquisitions and research and development efforts, according to GE Healthcare's CEO for the U.S. and Canada.
With its two major announcements at the Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, the company signaled it is aiming to help providers access more in-depth, real-time patient data to improve clinical decision-making and care.
The company would become part of GE’s ultrasound business, expanding its capabilities to include surgical visualization. GE plans to spin out its healthcare division into a publicly traded company in 2023.