GE Medical Systems Signs Agreements With NeuroSource Inc. To Expand Consulting Offerings Available to Neuroscience Programs
Focus on Six Sigma-based performance improvement tools and techniques
WAUKESHA, Wis. and CHICAGO -- GE Medical Systems Healthcare Services, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has signed agreements with NeuroSource Inc., a healthcare consulting and services company focused on neuroscience programs, that will expand and improve the offerings available to neuroscience programs for market expansion and performance improvement.
NeuroSource works closely with providers and health systems to promote collaborative programs that deliver high-quality, cost-effective medical and surgical care. These agreements between GE Medical Systems Healthcare Services and NeuroSource will, among other things, facilitate the development of an integrated opportunity assessment and performance improvement consulting offering for neuroscience programs. The relationship established by the agreements will drive the expansion of current neuroscience capabilities, with the ultimate goal to improve medical and surgical treatment of brain and spine patients.
“We’re enthusiastic about this joint effort, as it represents a unique opportunity to provide the industry with a comprehensive consulting services offering tailored specifically to neuroscience service line development,” said Sridhar Seshadri, vice president and general manager within the GE Medical System Healthcare Services group. “Given the complexities involved with managing this specialty, providers are in need of more rigorous processes to assess market opportunities and measure and improve clinical and operational performance. Deploying such systems as either a new service line or as an enhancement to an existing one—using the rigor of Six Sigma and other best practices—is a challenge ideally suited to the combined strengths of both organizations.”
As a key part of this initiative along with combining their consulting strengths, a physician-led team will develop outcomes measures specific to the areas of brain and spine, which will be accessible and reportable through GE’s DYNAMO system for clinical analysis and benchmarking. The use of these standard measures will help to drive clinical quality assessments and improvements in care delivered to brain and spine patients.
“By forging this relationship, we’re seeking to increase market opportunities and improve operating efficiencies, while also enhancing the quality of care provided to customers in the area of brain and spine treatment – both medically and surgically,” said Bob Mayo, Vice President of Business Development at NeuroSource. “Partnering with GE allows us to leverage proven tools and techniques, while developing new solutions designed to address the range of issues faced by our affiliates in the neurosciences.”
About NeuroSource
NeuroSource Inc. is based in Chicago, Illinois, and was launched in 1997. NeuroSource is the nation's only healthcare consulting and services company focused exclusively on creating and managing regional neuroscience programs. Through its affiliations with hospitals, neurosurgeons, neurologists and allied health-care professionals, NeuroSource provides the operations, marketing and capital resources to help its partners deliver high-quality, cost-efficient care to patients with brain tumors, back and neck disorders, aneurysms, and other neurological conditions. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.neurosource.com/
About GE Medical Systems Healthcare Services
GE Medical Systems Healthcare Services offers a broad portfolio of business and clinical solutions for healthcare providers. These products include asset, performance improvement, education and financial services designed to help healthcare providers improve quality, enhance performance, increase productivity and reduce costs. GE Medical Systems Healthcare Services is a business of GE Medical Systems, an $8 billion global leader in medical imaging and technology. Additional information about GE Medical Systems can be found at www.gemedical.com
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