GE, Intel Launch Joint Venture For Telehealth-based Care
From: Pharmaceutal & Medical Packaging News

Intel, GE Announce Telehealth Joint Venture

The venture, combining GE Healthcare's Home Health division and Intel's
Digital Health Group, will focus on chronic disease management, independent
living, and assistive technologies. 

Intel and GE are launching a new joint venture to develop and sell telehealth
products and services worldwide. The new business will be owned 50/50 by
Intel and GE, combining assets of GE Healthcare's Home Health division and
Intel's Digital Health Group. The new venture is expected to become
operational by end of the year, pending regulatory and "other customary
closing conditions," the companies said. 

The new business builds upon an Intel-GE alliance formed in April 2009 to
focus on development of technologies and services for chronic disease
management and independent living. The new venture will focus on three major
segments including chronic disease management, independent living at home and
in assisted living communities, and assistive technologies. 

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http://www.pmpnews.com/news/intel-ge-announce-telehealth-joint-venture-venture-combining-ge-healthcares-home-health-divisio

Links:
GE Healthcare's Home Health division
https://www2.gehealthcare.com/portal/site/usen/

Omar Ishrak
http://www.ge.com/company/leadership/bios_exec/omar_ishrak.html

Intel's Digital Health Group
http://www.intel.com/about/companyinfo/healthcare/index.htm

Louis Burns
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/bios/lburns.htm

Intel, GE Join Hands in Telehealth, Assistive Technology
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Health-Care-IT/Intel-GE-Join-Hands-in-Telehealth-Assistive-Technology-451550/?kc=EWKNLHCR08112010