Jun 02, 2017 · Updated on June 15, 2020. Centricity™ was introduced to the market in 2003 by GE Healthcare™; since then, the software has been acquired by multiple companies including GE Medical Systems™ in 2002, then sold to Virence on July 11, 2018, and is now owned by Athenahealth®, who bought it on Feb. 7, 2019..