Centricity is a brand of 31 healthcare IT software solutions from GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric. It includes software for independent physician practices, academic medical centers, hospitals and large integrated delivery networks. The various modules perform practice management, revenue management, electronic medical records, medical imaging, and other functions.
Centricity was introduced in 2003 with two applications, Centricity EMR and Centricity Physician Office - Practice Management. The products were acquired by what was then GE Medical Systems in 2002 and 2003 respectively, and released future versions of both products under the Centricity name. Additional products were added to the Centricity brand, such as Centricity Perinatal, Centricity Perioperative.
GE Healthcare acquired IDX Systems in 2006 and re-released it's products under the Centricity brand.
The current version is Centricity Physician Office 2006, launched in December 2006.
Core Applications
Centricity Business
Centricity Business is a revenue cycle management system for large physician practices and healthcare enterprises. Prior to Centricity integration, the product was known as IDX Flowcast.Centricity EMR
Centricity EMR is an electronic medical record (EMR) system for ambulatory care practices. One of the original two Centricity products, it began as MedicaLogic Logician.Centricity Enterprise
Formerly IDX Carecast, Centricity Enterprise is a core clinical, financial and administrative solution.Centricity Picture Archiving & Communications System (PACS)
Centricity PACS is an enterprise-wide image storage and retrieval system. The Centricity RIS-IC module was previously IDX Imagecast. Additional web-based capabilities are expected to be added following GE Healthcare's October 2007 acquisition of Dynamic Imaging.Centricity Practice
Centricity Practice is an integrated clinical and financial management system. It is a combined system based on the original Millbrook Practice Manager product, and Centricity EMR. It is one of the original two Centricity products.Other Applications
- Centricity Business Advantage
- Centricity Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS)
- Centricity Physician Office Mobile (PatientKeeper)
Specialty modules include:
- Centricity Laboratory
- Centricity Perinatal
- Centricity Perioperative
- Centricity Pharmacy
- Centricity Radiology
Web Services
- Centricity Patient Online, a self-service patient web portal
- Centricity Referring Practice Online, a self-service provider referral web portal
Support Lifecycle
Discontinued Applications & Features
Criticisms
See also
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