Before the development of medical imaging technology, the ability of patients and their health care providers to fully understand serious ailments was severely limited. Today, thanks to high-quality, real-time imaging, doctors can perform incredibly complex surgeries with confidence.
As the leader of GE Healthcare’s surgery business in Salt Lake City, I witness on a daily basis the importance image guided surgery for improving health outcomes and understanding disease.
Despite our immense progress, inaction from Congress could stifle life-saving innovation in medical technology. Permanent repeal of a 2.3 percent excise tax on medical device sales has passed the U.