Health information services provider Healthline Networks, US, has announced that Michael Barber, a General Electric (GE) officer and vice president of the company's global health programme, Healthymagination, has joined the board of directors of Healthline Networks, Inc.
In his role as a board member, Barber brings a unique blend of expertise in the healthcare, technology and engineering sectors with 25 years at GE, having previously served as chief technology officer for GE Healthcare.
Barber has worked closely with healthcare technologies throughout his career. He led a team of more than 7,000 engineers, technologists and scientists working on multiple healthcare technologies, such as MRI, CT, ultrasound, patient monitoring, anesthesia, life sciences, imaging contrast agents and other health-related research and development at GE Healthcare. He holds patents for novel X-ray system designs and has been directly involved with numerous product advances in diagnostic imaging.
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