GE and Siemens: Less May Mean More (Profits)

摘要

As President Barack Obama and Republican leaders debate how best to contain runaway Medicare and Medicaid costs, medical equipment makers such as General Electric's GE Healthcare and Siemens have embarked on their own quest to help hospitals reduce wasteful spending and treatment errors. It's a bid to keep profits growing even as hospitals face austere times. Hospitals continue to spend millions on the scanners and other high-end medical equipment made by the companies. Increasingly hospital chains and other healthcare organizations are also paying GE and Siemens for software programs, electronic medical record management systems, and consulting services to improve efficiency.