BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shortly after being selected as the official Regional Extension Center (REC) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) has awarded “preferred vendor status” to GE Healthcare. The status, which applies to the company’s Centricity® Practice Solution and Centricity® Advance electronic medical record (EMR) products, means GE will be receive priority listing with the Commonwealth providers expected to seek buying advice from the REC.