GE Healthcare partners with Roche to develop clinical decision support solutions: 5 things to know

GE Healthcare and Roche, a diagnostic developer, signed a long-term partnership to co-develop and market digital clinical decision support solutions.

Here are five things to know:

1. Initially, the two will focus on developing products that accelerate and improve individualized treatment options for cancer and critical care patients.

2. Roche and GE hope to develop a digital platform that uses advanced analytics to provide workflow solutions as well as apps to support clinical decisions.

3. The new solutions will enable integration of in-vivo and in-vitro data, patient records, medical best practices, real-time monitoring and research outcomes. Clinicians will also have decision support to provide correct treatment and quality care to patients.

4. GE is a leader in medical imaging equipment, and Roche is global leader in in-vitro diagnostics.

5. “This is the first time that two major players in healthcare have combined advanced analytics with in-vivo and in-vitro diagnostics to this degree,” said Kieran Murphy, GE Healthcare CEO and president. “We believe this alliance will help accelerate the delivery of data-driven precision health for customers, patients

and the healthcare industry.”

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