FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS FORMS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH PINPOINT CORPORATION TO BRING ASSET TRACKING SERVICES TO
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Alliance Will Help Health Care Industry Boost Productivity,
Provide Better Patient Care.
WAUKESHA, Wis. and BILLERICA, Mass., (May 23, 2000) - GE Medical Systems today announced an alliance with PinPoint Corporation, a leading developer of wireless locating solutions, to market an asset Tracking service that locates and tracks equipment within health care facilities. The service, called IntelliMotion, will help health care providers boost productivity and provide quality patient care by facilitating immediate access to all equipment, from biomedical equipment to wheelchairs.
?Everyday, our hospital faces the need to find valuable health care equipment in a time-sensitive manner,? said John Schlingheyde, Vice President for Hospital Operations, Tisch Hospital of the Mount Sinai/NYU Medical Center Health System. ?We implemented our system more than a year ago and have since reduced the time it takes to locate critical equipment-improving our asset management process, hospital efficiency and our level of patient satisfaction and care.?
As part of the distribution agreement, IntelliMotion is being offered as one of the SYNERGE services available from the Services Business of GE Medical Systems.
?Health care providers tell us that they need a comprehensive, electronic means of tracking all capital equipment in their facilities, so they can remain productive and still be able to keep up with technological changes,? said Bill Herman, General Manager of Global Asset Services at GE Medical Systems. ?GE Medical has been exploring asset tracking technology for more than a year, and this capability meets our long term asset management objectives. The service can be scaled effectively as health care providers? needs change over time.?
?PinPoint is excited to team up with GE Medical because this service will let health care providers boost productivity by knowing exactly where all equipment is located at any given time,? said Ron Remy, CEO of PinPoint Corporation. ?They?ll even be alerted if certain equipment is located outside a designated security zone, or if the equipment needs to undergo a required review.?
The service delivery technology uses special electronic tags and receivers, or antennas, throughout the facility to locate equipment and track its location. The information is linked to a network, where health care personnel can view the equipment locations on their computer desktop.
The IntelliMotion asset-tracking offering is part of GE Medical?s SYNERGE services, a comprehensive suite of asset services helping people, information, programs and products work together. Through a variety of offerings, including the CompreCare program, GE Medical provides equipment management and maintenance services to more than 2,000 hospitals worldwide. Under the terms of the alliance, GE Medical will market IntelliMotion to these hospitals and others globally.
About GE Medical Systems
GE Medical Systems is a $7 billion global leader in medical information and technology. Its offerings include networking and productivity tools, asset services, health care information systems, patient monitoring systems, conventional and digital X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and nuclear medicine. For more than 100 years, health care providers worldwide have relied on GE Medical Systems for high quality medical technology, services and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE Medical Systems Web site at gemedicalsystems.com.
About PinPoint Corporation
PinPoint Corporation, based in Billerica, Mass., is a leading developer of wireless locating solutions for the distribution, manufacturing and health care markets. PinPoint?s 3D-iD Local Positioning System (LPS) is the only open system solution on the market today and has been installed in hospitals, factories and development centers around the world. With PinPoint technology, corporations can leverage their existing IT infrastructure and empower it to precisely and affordably locate, track and secure valuable resources instantly and automatically. For more information, visit the PinPoint Web site at www.pinpointco.com.
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