GE Healthymagination Annual Report 通用电气健康创想年报

HealingHolisticHopefulHealthymagination2009annualreportoverviewemployeeinvestmentsinnovation1consumeroutreach3Invest$3billioninR&D,$2billioninfinancingand$1billionintechnologyandcontentby2015.todate,gehas:Invested$700millioninR&Dtowardhealthymaginationinnovations.Increaseditshealthymagin-ationportfolioto24products,ontargetfor100innovationsby2015.Pledged$350millionthroughStimulusSimplicityandthehealthymaginationFund.1Workwithpartnerstofocusinnovationsoncriticalneeds.todate,gehas:PartneredwithIntelandtheMayoClinicforastudyonhome-basedpatientcare.Launched“DevelopingHealth”athree-year$25millionprogramprovidinggrantfundingandvolunteersupporttonon-profithealthcentersintheUnitedStates.JoinedwithEliLillytodeveloptechnologythatcouldenablefaster,cheaperandsmartercancertherapies.5Engageandreportonhealthymagina-tionprogress.todate,gehas:Inadditiontothisreport,GEiskeepingthepub-licinformedthroughitshealthymaginationWebsite,NBC/UniversalplatformsanditshealthymaginationAdvisoryBoard.4Increasethe“valuegap.”todate,gehas:TakenstepstolowerGE’shealthcarecostsbyfocus-ingonkeycostdriversandmakingouremployeesmoreawareofandresponsibleforcost-consciousdecisions.ThesecommitmentspresentsignificantchallengesforGE,andreflectthosefacedbycustomersandsociety.Asagloballeaderinhealthcaretechnology,capitalfinanceandperformanceoptimization,GEisuniquelypositionedtomeetthesechallenges.Thisreportdetailsthecompany’sprogresstowardimprovinghealthcare.Achievingthisprogresswon’tbeeasy.Buttogether,wecanmakeitareality.aboutthisreportHealthymaginationisGE’ssix-year,$6billioncommitmenttohealthcareinnovationthatwillhelpdeliverbettercaretomorepeopleatlowercost,allwhilegrowingthecompanythroughfivekeycommitments.2Expandemployeehealthefforts.todate,gehas:LaunchedHealthAhead,aglobalemployeewellnessandsitecertificationprogramtobuildacultureofhealth.2009annualreportoverviewemployeeinvestmentsinnovation2consumeroutreachoverviewtoourinvestors,customersandotherstakeholders,needed”magneticresonance(MRI)devicedevelopedinChinaforChina.SincetheBrivoMRhasasignificantlylowertotalcostofownershipthanpreviousgenerationMRequipment,moredoctorsandpatientswillhaveaccesstothislifesavingtechnology.Inthenextyear,we’llincreaseourfocusonlocalization,designingproductsinChinaforChina,andinIndiaforIndia.Betterhealthformorepeopleglobally.Buthealthymaginationismorethanourproducts.We’vemadeitaprioritytogiveconsumersthetoolstheyneedtomakehealthierchoiceseveryday.WeconductedanationalconsumerstudyintheUnitedStatestobetterunderstandpeople’shealthhabitsandtoultimatelyimprovethewaypatientscommunicatewithdoctors.Thiswasthecornerstoneofaglobalcampaign—TheYearofBetterHealthforMorePeople—launchedattheVancouverWinterOlympicstoinspirepeopletoleadhealthierandmoreproductivelives.Ourcommitmentextendstoprovidingsolutionstotheworld’smostcriticalhealthneedsinpartnershipwithkeyhealthagenciesandproviders.OurpartnershipwiththeUKinitsNationalStrokeStrategyaimstoreducetheWhenwelaunchedhealthymaginationoneyearago,ourvisionwastoprovidebetterhealthformorepeopleatlowercostthroughpowerfultechnology,innovationandthetalentofourpeople.deathratefromstrokebyraisingawarenessofearlywarningsignsandimplementingourclinicallyvalidatedthree-minuteMRIstrokeprotocol.Thishelpsensurepatientsarescannedassoonaspossibletoavoidlosingcriticaltime.Instroke,timecanmeanallthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Doctors,nursesandhospitaladminis-tratorsareheroes.Theyhelpuslivebetter,healthierlives,andtheyperforminhighlycomplexenvironments.WorkinginhospitalsacrosstheUnitedStates,GEPerformanceSolutionshastakenoutapproximately$91milliondollarsinunnecessarycostbyhelpinghospitalssimplifyprocesses,openupadditionalcapacitytotreatpeopleusingcurrentinfrastructure,andensuretherighttoolsareonhandtoaddresspatientneeds.98percentofthiscostwasrecurringyearafteryear.Thismeansthatwe’veworkedwithhospitalpartnerstotakeoutalmosthalfabillioninunnecessarycostoverthenextfiveyears.Thismeanslowercostandasimplersysteminwhichdoctorsandnursescangivebettercaretomorepeople.Today,healthymagination—groundedinGEHealthcareandincorporatingGECapital,GEGlobalResearch,GEWaterandNBCUniversal—isagame-changinginitiativeofferingmeaningfulsolutionsthataddresssomeoftoday’sgreatestglobalhealthchallenges:highcosts,persistentqualityissuesandinadequateaccess.We’retremendouslyproudofourinitialachievementsbutrecognizethere’smuchmoretoaccomplish.Todate,wehavevalidated24healthymaginationproducts,establisheda$250millionequityfund,invested$700millioninR&D,launchedthelargestconsumercampaigninour91-yearhistory,andtouched135millionlivesinnewwayswithinthepastyear.qualityWestartwithinnovation.Throughgroundbreakingtechnology,we’redevelopingITsolutionstomakereal-timeclinicaldecisionsupportmoreaccessible,makingmoreproductsthatmeetlocalneedsataffordablepricepoints,andbringingbetterhealthsolutionstoremoteandunderservedcommunities.High-techimagingproducts,suchasourhandheldVscanultrasoundandournewlylaunchedBrivoMR,arehelpingdoctorssavelivesandmoney.FromtheICUtotheoutpatientclinic,Vscanisredefiningthepatientexam,p