MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare today announced, as part of its healthymagination initiative, a research collaboration with the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) and Bassett Healthcare that will make hospitals safer for patients. GE’s Global Research Center (GRC) and its partners are developing technologies for use in hospitals to identify and mitigate patient safety risks, including the Smart Patient Room and the Patient-Safety Forecaster, a tool used to model effectiveness and savings associated with patient safety interventions. Testing of the Smart Patient Room technologies and the Patient-Safety Forecaster is expected to begin at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY this fall.
