CHICAGO - GE Healthcare's latest innovations were on display this week at the 57th annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in Chicago. With sights set on enabling a new "early health" model of care focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and prevention, GE Healthcare showcased the following developments in Interventional, Diagnostic and Ultrasound Cardiology:

-The all-new mobile, streamlined Vivid S5 cardiovascular ultrasound system designed as a dedicated cardiovascular solution for various care areas, from the hospital and clinic to the physician's office. Its practical, easy-to-use design delivers strong performance and excellent image quality while its stress echo capabilities and raw data DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) expand the reach of patient examinations.
-The two latest advanced CT applications for the Advantage Workstation, CardIQ Xpress 2.0 and CardIQ Function Xpress, give clinicians non-invasive alternatives to evaluate coronary arteries, heart function and help diagnose heart disease.
-The newest version of GE's Centricity Cardiology (v4.1) addresses the paperwork challenge for labs needing to qualify for Medicare reimbursement on ICD (implanted cardioverter defibrillator) procedures. Labs no longer need to report ICD outcomes to the ACC-ICD registry using the long, tedious, mistake-prone process of the past.

-The Innova 3100IQ cardiovascular xray system, designed to maintain exceptional image quality across a broad range of clinical applications. Automated simplicity and ease of use allow clinicians to focus on their patients, not the system itself.
-Innova Promise, GE Healthcare's service commitment to remotely monitor each Innova system through an InSite Broadband connection to detect exam interruptions and potential failures. The independently top-ranked program, which comes standard with every Innovaa X-ray system service contract, allows GE Remote Engineers to detect primary items such as low fluid levels and temperature and humidity spikes as well as detect more complex issues involving the mechanical and electrical functionality of the system.
-GE Healthcare's Medical Diagnostics business will again sponsor the SCAI/GE Healthcare Fellows Grant Program. The fellows program provides grants to invasive/interventional cardiologists-in-training who have made outstanding contributions to angiography and diagnostic imaging research. Four applicants are awarded a trip to the SCAI (Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) annual scientific sessions plus a two-year SCAI membership. Two of the final four receive a one-year grant of $30,000 to support their cardiology research.

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