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share this: are forming an as-yet-unnamed new health-care electronic components company. Based near Microsoft's Redmond headquarters, the company will be established next year with about 750 employees drawn from GE, Microsoft and elsewhere. 'High-quality, affordable healthcare is one of the biggest challenges facing every nation, but it's also an area where scientific knowledge can make a huge difference,' said Steve Ballmer. 'Combining Microsoft's open, interoperable health platforms and executive expertise with GE's view and healthcare solutions will create exciting opportunities for career and healthcare providers alike. Working together, GE and Microsoft can help make healthcare systems more intelligent and cost productive while improving patient care.' Has someone been weight-watching those iPad Healthcare case study videos?"

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