*Patient Health Records - As consumers are increasingly engaged in their healthcare decisions, secure and reliable access to medical histories is critical. LifeSensor® patient health record provides a web-based system designed with privacy and security features that allow consumers to access their health histories and to collaborate with care providers. With LifeSensor, consumers can now better understand and direct their own health and wellness plans and leverage the LifeSensor tools for managing chronic disease, nutrition and fitness to help promote lifelong well-being. LifeSensor patient health record is the result of seven years of development by GE's strategic partner InterComponentWare (ICW) and integrates with GE's Centricity HIE solutions.
*Health Information Sharing - The heart of the eHealth business, GE's standards-based Centricity Health Information Exchange (HIE) infrastructure helps enable clinical data from disparate information systems, including medication history, laboratory results, radiology images and referrals to be shared between clinicians in a secure and private manner, helping physicians gain a more complete picture of a patient's medical history. Today, GE's Centricity HIE solutions are helping states, Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) and healthcare systems aggregate data across information silos.
*Structured Clinician Views - Information is only valuable if it is organized, accurate and logically conveyed. Leveraging a deep understanding of caregiver requirements and workflows, the eHealth Clinical Portal structures and displays information so that it is clear, understandable and useful to the caregiver.
*Robust Patient Identification and Matching - It is essential that physicians and patients trust that clinical information is matched with the right patient. GE's Master Patient Index (MPI) technology provides a comprehensive solution for matching patient records from diverse organizations. This technology helps to ensure that information is accurately matched, and is designed to maintain patient privacy.


"With eHealth, we're working to develop standards-based infrastructure, a ground-breaking suite of collaborative services and clinical decision support tools that will empower providers and patients as never before," said Earl Jones, recently named vice president and general manager, GE Healthcare eHealth.

"Integrating disparate data into a single, accurate clinical picture, turning this integrated clinical picture into insight, and making that insight available to caregivers across offices and institutions in real-time will transform the way healthcare is delivered."

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