GEMS Information Technologies inks Catholic Health Initiatives supply pact

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies (GEMSIT) will provide its Centricity picture archiving and communications system (PACS), computed radiography (CR) products and support services to Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) in Denver.

 The three-year agreement is in effect for CHI's 68 facilities and 43 long-term care, assisted and independent living and residential facilities in 19 states. GEMSIT product lines cover cardiology, patient monitoring, image management, clinical communications, clinical information systems and Six Sigma-based management tools to enable a real-time, integrated electronic medical record.

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