CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announces the U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance of IONIC Health’s nCommand Lite technology. The vendor-agnostic, multi-modality nCommand Lite system will be distributed exclusively by GE HealthCare and will provide remote patient scanning support, remote access for viewing/review of images*, as well as the ability to connect to remote experts who can provide real-time guidance to the licensed technologist operating the scanner.

芝加哥--（商业新闻短讯）--GE HealthCare（纳斯达克：GEHC）宣布美国FDA 510（k）批准IONIC Health的nCommand Lite技术。与供应商无关的多模式nCommand Lite系统将由GE HealthCare独家分发，并将提供远程患者扫描支持，远程访问以查看/查看图像*，以及连接远程专家的能力，这些专家可以为操作扫描仪的持牌技术师提供实时指导。

Off-site experts can use these features to aid in training, procedure assessment and scanning parameter management. IONIC Health’s nCommand Lite includes multi-modality capabilities in support of magnetic resonance (MR), computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) scanning..

场外专家可以使用这些功能来帮助培训、程序评估和扫描参数管理。IONIC Health的nCommand Lite包括支持磁共振（MR）、计算机断层扫描（CT）和正电子发射断层扫描/CT（PET/CT）扫描的多模态功能。。

A recent study found that 80% of radiology departments are suffering from staff shortages.i Additionally, the most recent 2023 American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Radiologic Sciences Staffing and Workplace Survey found that vacancy rates are the highest they have been since the survey was initiated in 2003.ii Health systems grappling with operational challenges and workforce shortages are increasingly looking for innovative solutions to increase their flexibility in staffing, scheduling, and operational structure to better meet the growing needs of their patient population..

最近的一项研究发现，80%的放射科部门正遭受人员短缺的困扰。此外，最新的2023年美国放射技术专家协会（ASRT）放射科学人员配备和工作场所调查发现，空缺率是自2003年开始调查以来的最高水平。ii应对运营挑战和劳动力短缺的卫生系统越来越多地寻求创新解决方案，以提高其在人员配备，日程安排和运营结构方面的灵活性，以更好地满足患者人群不断增长的需求。。

GE HealthCare offers multiple solutions to streamline workflows, increase efficiency, and ease the burden of staff shortages, including effortless operations to assist with remote scanning, training, protocol management, and collaboration. To further enhance its remote operations portfolio, GE HealthCare launched an FDA-cleared new version of Digital Expert Access and announced an exclusive distribution agreement with IONIC Health in November 2023..

GE HealthCare提供多种解决方案，以简化工作流程、提高效率并减轻员工短缺的负担，包括轻松操作以协助远程扫描、培训、协议管理和协作。为了进一步增强其远程操作组合，GE HealthCare推出了FDA批准的新版数字专家访问，并于2023年11月宣布与IONIC Health达成独家经销协议。。

“GE HealthCare is committed to continued investment in the rapidly growing space of remote operations through innovation and strategic collaborations that support the current and future needs of healthcare institutions. Our goal is to provide remote operations solutions that lead to increased access for patients, including patients who may require complex care and support from an off-site expert technologist,” said Rekha Ranganathan, senior vice president, general manager, Imaging Platforms and Digital Solutions, GE HealthCare.

GE HealthCare高级副总裁、成像平台和数字解决方案总经理Rekha Ranganathan表示：“GE HealthCare致力于通过创新和战略合作，支持医疗机构当前和未来的需求，继续投资快速增长的远程操作空间。我们的目标是提供远程操作解决方案，从而增加患者的访问量，包括可能需要场外专家技术专家复杂护理和支持的患者。”。

“Additionally, we recognize that healthcare systems are not only looking to leverage the skills of one expert across multiple physical locations for knowledge sharing and training but have an imaging fleet that includes multiple vendors and modalities, so it was critical for us to expand our remote operations portfolio by adding IONIC Health’s nCommand Lite technology.”.

“此外，我们认识到，医疗保健系统不仅希望在多个物理位置利用一位专家的技能进行知识共享和培训，而且还拥有一支包括多个供应商和模式的成像团队，因此，通过添加爱奥尼亚健康公司的nCommand Lite技术来扩展我们的远程操作组合对我们来说至关重要。”。

The nCommand Lite system is designed to enable off-site experts to remotely provide real-time guidance to the licensed technologist operating the scanner and includes vendor-agnostic, multi-modality capabilities, offering a differentiated remote scanning solution that helps streamline workflow across disparate imaging fleets.

nCommand Lite系统旨在使非现场专家能够远程为操作扫描仪的授权技术专家提供实时指导，并包括与供应商无关的多模态功能，提供差异化的远程扫描解决方案，有助于简化不同成像团队的工作流程。

Additionally, a remote user can be connected to multiple scanners, and the technology is designed for low bandwidth consumption for an optimized user experience, enabling seamless collaboration..

此外，远程用户可以连接到多个扫描仪，该技术专为低带宽消耗而设计，可优化用户体验，实现无缝协作。。

“We are thrilled that our nCommand Lite solution, built on the three-year-strong nCommand platform from Brazil, is now cleared for use in the U.S.,” said José Leovigildo Coelho, CEO and co-founder of IONIC Health. “Developed with multi-modality and multi-vendor functionalities and high-end technology to scale and tackle staffing shortages, nCommand Lite enables broader access to expert technologists.

IONIC Health首席执行官兼联合创始人何塞·莱奥维吉尔多·科埃略（JoséLeovigildo Coelho）表示：“我们非常高兴，我们的nCommand Lite解决方案建立在巴西三年强大的nCommand平台上，现已获准在美国使用。”。“nCommand Lite采用多模态和多供应商功能以及高端技术开发，以扩大规模并解决人员短缺问题，使专家技术人员能够更广泛地接触。

Through our continued collaboration with GE HealthCare, we hope to make the nCommand technology available to more regions across the globe in the future.”.

通过我们与GE HealthCare的持续合作，我们希望在未来将nCommand技术提供给全球更多地区。”。

*Images reviewed remotely are not for diagnostic use.

*远程查看的图像不用于诊断。

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About GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.

关于GE HealthCare Technologies Inc。

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data analytics to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier.

GE HealthCare是全球领先的医疗技术、药物诊断和数字解决方案创新者，致力于提供集成的解决方案、服务和数据分析，使医院更高效、临床医生更有效、治疗更精确，患者更健康、更快乐。

Serving patients and providers for more than 100 years, GE HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected, and compassionate care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care pathway. Together our Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions, and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics businesses help improve patient care from diagnosis, to therapy, to monitoring.

GE HealthCare为患者和提供者提供服务已有100多年的历史，它正在推进个性化、互联化和富有同情心的护理，同时简化患者跨越护理路径的旅程。我们的成像、超声、患者护理解决方案和药物诊断业务共同帮助改善患者护理，从诊断到治疗再到监测。

We are a $19.6 billion business with 51,000 colleagues working to create a world where healthcare has no limits..

我们是一家价值196亿美元的企业，拥有51000名同事，致力于创造一个医疗保健无限的世界。。

Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Insights for the latest news, or visit our website https://www.gehealthcare.com/ for more information.

在Facebook、LinkedIn、Twitter、Instagram和Insights上关注我们的最新消息，或访问我们的网站https://www.gehealthcare.com/了解更多信息。

About IONIC Health

关于离子健康

Pioneering the diagnostic medicine technology sector, IONIC Health has become the first Brazilian company to secure U.S. FDA clearance for a multi-vendor, remote access technology for medical imaging devices. Known as nCommand Lite, this technology facilitates real-time remote guidance, scanning, support, and training for healthcare professionals.

作为诊断医学技术领域的先驱，爱奥尼亚健康公司（IONIC Health）已成为第一家获得美国FDA批准的医疗成像设备多供应商远程访问技术的巴西公司。这项技术被称为nCommand Lite，可为医疗保健专业人员提供实时远程指导、扫描、支持和培训。

The company has locations in São José dos Campos, Brazil; Cleveland, Ohio-U.S.; and Porto, Portugal. These sites support IONIC Health's operations in Brazil, the United States and Europe. IONIC Health is committed to expanding its reach worldwide, improving access to healthcare technology..

该公司位于巴西圣何塞·多斯坎波斯；美国俄亥俄州克利夫兰。；和葡萄牙波尔图。这些网站支持爱奥尼亚健康在巴西、美国和欧洲的运营。爱奥尼亚健康公司致力于扩大其全球范围，改善医疗保健技术的获取。。

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注意差距：解决日益严重的放射学短缺的策略〉《成像技术新闻》，2023年7月13日。https://www.itnonline.com/article/minding-gap-strategies-address-growing-radiology-shortage.

ii American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), “2023 Radiologic Sciences Workplace Staffing Survey”, Product ID: 23501

ii美国放射技术专家协会（ASRT），“2023年放射科学工作场所人员配置调查”，产品编号：23501