GE, Satyam to provide healthcare IT services

HYDERABAD: Satyam Computer Services, a global consulting and information technology services provider, and GE Healthcare, has announced a comprehensive agreement to support customers deploying healthcare IT solutions based on GE Centricity Enterprise software.

The companies will join forces to plan, design, and implement infrastructures for global healthcare providers of all sizes���from the smallest polyclinics to the largest hospitals, a press release issued here stated.

They will also perform application integration and tailor solutions for providers, as needed, the release added. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008, Satyam will be the first global systems integrator to start enrolling consultants in new GE Healthcare certification exam programs for Centricity Enterprise Software.

Besides, the companies will also staff a demonstration centre of the ���hospital of the future��� in Qatar to highlight the advanced capabilities the two companies can bring to customers, the release added.