Philips Expands Cloud-Based Enterprise Imaging Services to Europe

Royal Philips expanded its cloud-based radiology informatics solutions to Europe, including exploring the use of generative AI to enhance radiology reporting. 

After the successful migration of over 150 sites in North and Latin America to HealthSuite Imaging on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Philips will offer these innovative cloud services across Europe^1,2.

Philips HealthSuite Imaging is a cloud-based solution for radiology departments, managed by Philips and hosted on AWS. As a pure software-as-a-service model (SaaS), it includes regular upgrades, security patches, and compliance checks, enabling healthcare institutions to secure data while allowing clinicians to access the latest innovations from any location.

“The availability of Philips’ cloud-based radiology solutions in Europe will be a game changer for healthcare providers, helping them to manage staff shortages, optimize workflows and drive better outcomes”, said Shez Partovi, Business Leader Enterprise Informatics at Philips. “The scalability and security of enterprise imaging in the cloud will enable radiology departments to benefit from the transformative power of generative AI and allow clinicians to focus on the most important aspect, bringing better care to more people.”

With radiology exams available in the cloud, clinicians have secure, anytime, anywhere access to imaging studies and AI-enabled clinical and operational workflows, enhancing collaboration, speeding up clinical decisions, and improving patient care. Also, remote access to scheduling, diagnostic reading, and integrated reporting helps clinicians quickly adopt new capabilities. Healthcare organizations can also improve operational efficiency and reduce IT management burdens.

Philips is exploring generative AI capabilities as part of its innovation strategy, focusing, for example, on conversational reporting to help healthcare providers face increased clinical demands and workforce shortages. Philips aims to create robust and scalable generative AI applications that leverage state-of-the-art foundation models from Amazon Bedrock and seamlessly integrate into clinical workflows.

These AI applications may reduce administrative burdens and time-consuming, repetitive tasks, helping clinicians focus their expertise on critical decision-making. 

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¹ The following countries are currently included: Italy, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Finland. 

² Cloud services (Philips HealthSuite Imaging) in EU are pending the approval of the notified body (DEKRA).