Daschle had public and private role in push for digital health records

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Former Sen. Tom Daschle kept Washington's revolving door spinning

Excerpts from this story referencing "GE Healthcare":

"… and government affairs issues.”Daschle also joined the advisory board of GE Healthcare’s “healthymagination” project in May, alongside former Tennessee Rep …"

Amid digital records surge, a lack of policing by the FDA

By Emma Schwartz and Fred Schulte

Government offers incentives to buy electronic devices it doesn't track for safety

Excerpts from this story referencing "GE Healthcare":

"… ostly malfunctions. Most of the reports involve three companies. They are: GE Healthcare, Cerner Corp., a major maker of electronic health records and Philips Medi …"

"… ther somehow reversed in transit. The manufacturer of the device involved, GE Healthcare, stated in the 2008 report that the problem occurred in the transmiss …"

"… njuries other than that they required hospital care.A second case filed by GE Healthcare in 2008 states that a man in an emergency room with an open head injury fa …"

"… n the FDA system have been filed by companies whose products are regulated.GE Healthcare is one of those companies. As a medical device manufacturer, it must repor …"

Gingrich's health center was power player in a host of Washington policy debates

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

Gingrich's Center for Health Transformation was power player on host of issues

Excerpts from this story referencing "GE Healthcare":

"… insurance giant WellPoint, management consultant firm Booz Allen Hamilton, GE Healthcare, Siemens, Allscripts, UPS, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and the BlueCross Blue S …"

"… rthwest that created personal health records for patients with the help of GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare, a subsidiary of General Electric, is a “platinum member …"

"… eated personal health records for patients with the help of GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare, a subsidiary of General Electric, is a “platinum member” of the healt …"

"… eveloping standards for their use. He cited three such companies, Siemens, GE Healthcare and Allscripts, all center clients.David Merritt, then the center’s proj …"

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Watchdog groups call on Newt Gingrich to disclose all health center clients

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

Public interest groups demand health center's client list

Excerpts from this story referencing "GE Healthcare":

"… insurance giant WellPoint, management consultant firm Booz Allen Hamilton, GE Healthcare, Siemens, Allscripts, UPS, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and the BlueCross Blue S …"

Medicare paid $3.6 billion for electronic health records but didn't verify quality goals were met

By Fred Schulte

Medicare paid providers billions to adopt electronic records without checking to see they're meeting quality goals

Excerpts from this story referencing "GE Healthcare":

"… port cited as an example a “report to customers” issued in February by GE Healthcare, a manufacturer of digital records systems. The notice said that two of it …"