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We have used GE HealthCare’s support recently to get new things that we needed, and they did it, so...

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Manager

Mac-Lab is getting more and more difficult to support. We are doing an upgrade, and it has been very...

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Manager

We would like some improvements in Mac-Lab, but GE HealthCare has none. There's nothing for our end...

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Manager

GE HealthCare’s systems are pretty expensive compared to the other ones in the market.

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Analyst/Coordinator

GE HealthCare doesn't provide a whole lot of training, so we have to figure things out a little more....

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Analyst/Coordinator

Mac-Lab hasn't changed a whole lot. It could have a much more user-friendly interface. It hasn't...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Mac-Lab is expensive, and that is a challenge for any healthcare company. We're a large...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Mac-Lab is like a train that won't break. It just keeps running. It's a solid system. It has a...

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Director

GE has not been innovative, and the system feels very outdated. Mac-Lab is still one of the top two...

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Director

GE HealthCare is pretty responsive and usually has boots on the ground because there are direct...

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Director

GE HealthCare was on-site with the cath lab staff when the system came in. The training was totally...

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Director

We have had Mac-Lab for many years. We haven't had any issues. My cardiologists are very happy with...

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Director

Mac-Lab is a pretty stable product, but GE HealthCare has two different divisions that support and...

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Director

GE HealthCare is not very proactive, and I suppose that could be a plus and a minus because...

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Director

The price tag for every upgrade we do with GE HealthCare is huge, so it's always painful. There are...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Regarding support, GE HealthCare responds quickly to cases. Within the last year, they have...

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Manager

This isn't an issue specific to GE HealthCare; it's more of an industry issue. Sometimes something...

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Manager

The support for Mac-Lab involves multiple components, including servers, cardiology documentation,...

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Director

The struggle with GE HealthCare’s support is really their field service. I don't think our field...

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Director

I would probably not buy Mac-Lab again because it is a bit expensive for what we get. There are some...

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Director

GE HealthCare does a lot of on-site training, and I hear it is good. The vendor seems to be at the...

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Director

The training from GE HealthCare is good. They always offer training when we have a new upgrade or...

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Director

GE HealthCare makes a big splash about releasing new versions. It is usually just that there is new...

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Director

Mac-Lab just works. It is very stable and solid, and we typically don’t have to reach out to GE...

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Director

We are not as connected to GE HealthCare, but they would definitely jump on a call with us if we...

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Director

GE HealthCare is the only vendor I have had that tends to nickel-and-dime us. They give us one price...

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Director

GE HealthCare has two different phone support divisions, depending on which part of Mac-Lab we need...

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Director

GE HealthCare does a good job with Mac-Lab, and at least for that product, they have kept their...

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Director

Mac-Lab is pretty solid. Usually, GE HealthCare's support team will respond.

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Director

The vendor doesn't do anything new with the technology. They are very slow because their company is...

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Manager

We would purchase Mac-Lab again. It has quirks, but it works, and it has been stable. We aren't in...

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Manager

GE HealthCare nickel-and-dimes when it comes to little things. GE HealthCare is better than they...

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Manager

GE HealthCare as a whole isn't always great, but our local engineers are very good, helpful, and...

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Manager

Mac-Lab is overbuilt and unintuitive. It can do a lot, and it is very capable. However, I would...

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Manager

I like that Mac-Lab is a well-known, mature product that many of our users already have experience...

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Manager

I like how robust the system is. It can do a lot. The system is overbuilt in some areas, but it is...

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Manager

GE HealthCare isn't really proactive. They are driven by events instead of looking for opportunities...

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Manager

Mac-Lab's reports could be improved. Those reports irritate the physician base in our interpreting...

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Manager

We are relatively happy with the solution. Our managers like Mac-Lab because they have been working...

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Manager

GE HealthCare's support people sometimes don't know what causes technical problems. Most of the...

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Manager

The Mac-Lab integration went a lot smoother than our integrations of other products from GE...

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Manager

The field engineer for Mac-Lab is amazing. If I have any issues, they reach out to me.

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Manager

In the building of new exams or new products, we are probably not maximizing Mac-Lab as well as we...

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Manager

I don't feel like there really is much in terms of proactivity from GE HealthCare. However, I don't...

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Manager

I might consider buying Mac-Lab again. Our staff members have certainly had very few to no...

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Manager

It is harder to get updates; they just take a long time to get through the system when we want to...

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Manager

Depending on what we call for, GE HealthCare has different service engineers. Some of them are...

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Director

I would say GE HealthCare keeps their promises. Where there is any perception that they haven't is...

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Director

If the decision were up to me, I probably would buy Mac-Lab again. That is a moot point at this...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Mac-Lab wasn’t on the operating system that the vendor promised it would be, and when we had to...

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Analyst/Coordinator

My end users seem to be fairly happy and satisfied with Mac-Lab, and we do get the data we want out...

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Analyst/Coordinator

We can't talk to GE HealthCare without paying for something. We also can't ask the Mac-Lab people...

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Analyst/Coordinator

I paid for some Mac-Lab training, but the product was broken when I had the training, so I got no...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Mac-Lab is very behind the times to me, at least as far as technology goes. I would like to see it...

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Analyst/Coordinator

I would absolutely not buy Mac-Lab if I had to make the choice again. I tried to talk people out of...

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VP/Other Executive

With GE HealthCare, there are a couple of things that we struggled with, especially with the EHR...

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VP/Other Executive

Mac-Lab really worked well.

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Analyst/Coordinator

When an organization buys Mac-Lab, if they don't have anything to integrate it with, then it has no...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Mac-Lab is very easy to use. It is pretty basic. GE HealthCare will come on-site for PMs and things...

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Analyst/Coordinator

GE HealthCare charges for every little thing. If I scratch my nose, GE HealthCare is going to charge...

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Manager

Delivering new technology is where GE HealthCare could really improve. They haven't changed the...

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Manager

Mac-Lab has been around for a long time. We are probably going to end up keeping it because there...

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Director

If we wanted things for the system, GE HealthCare would charge us for every little thing. However,...

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Director

We are not taxing Mac-Lab very much, but it completely meets our needs and does that at an...

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Director

I wish Mac-Lab would integrate with our EHR a little better. We want to send things between the...

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Director

Our needs for Mac-Lab are very minor, so GE HealthCare has no promises to keep. When we ask if they...

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