Sam Brusco, Associate Editor05.11.22
GE Healthcare and Alliance Medical, a diversified South African healthcare organization and provider of medical imaging services across Europe, have begun a partnership to boost productivity in UK hospital radiology departments.
Alliance Medical will draw on GE Healthcare solutions employing advanced data analytics, remote collaboration tools, and artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline daily management and help foster proactive problem-solving.
GE’s Imaging Growth Tile, and AI app in the firm’s Command Centre Software Platform, will harmonize real-time data from across Alliance Medical sites to predict equipment use and suggest opportunities to optimize scheduling. This, among other solutions, will assist radiology departments to optimize operational productivity, drive care consistency, and facilitate virtual collaboration.
The companies also hope to standardize protocols, minimize radiation dosage needed for imaging, and build more consistent, higher quality coordinated care across multiple sites. The companies aim to leverage advanced data and AI to examine factors to pinpoint likelihood of people missing appointments.
The initial agreement focuses on the UK but GE Healthcare and Alliance Medical aim to expand the model into other regions.
“Radiology departments are facing significant challenges, with severe staff shortages being exacerbated by lengthening patient backlogs. The result is demand exceeding the capacity to deliver. There is no solution to this problem without innovation, which is exactly what this partnership with GE Healthcare is all about,” Richard Evans, managing director of Alliance Medical told the press.
“Our software delivers a brand-new level of 360 visibility, allowing radiology departments to manage complexity and optimize productivity in a way that couldn’t be done before. Most important of all, we hope it will unburden clinicians and empower them to focus on what matters most: providing the best patient care possible,” said Simon McGuire, GM of GE Healthcare Northern Europe.
This new deal builds on an existing partnership between GE Healthcare and Alliance Medical, which includes a £45 million agreement to supply over 70 medical imaging systems over three years across oncology, cardiology, and neurological care. The firms are also developing a model for rapid diagnostic centers to speed up cancer diagnosis. Alliance Medical is also supporting GE’s Edison Accelerator program to develop promising startups by bringing them together with healthcare providers that can help them grow.
Alliance Medical will draw on GE Healthcare solutions employing advanced data analytics, remote collaboration tools, and artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline daily management and help foster proactive problem-solving.
GE’s Imaging Growth Tile, and AI app in the firm’s Command Centre Software Platform, will harmonize real-time data from across Alliance Medical sites to predict equipment use and suggest opportunities to optimize scheduling. This, among other solutions, will assist radiology departments to optimize operational productivity, drive care consistency, and facilitate virtual collaboration.
The companies also hope to standardize protocols, minimize radiation dosage needed for imaging, and build more consistent, higher quality coordinated care across multiple sites. The companies aim to leverage advanced data and AI to examine factors to pinpoint likelihood of people missing appointments.
The initial agreement focuses on the UK but GE Healthcare and Alliance Medical aim to expand the model into other regions.
“Radiology departments are facing significant challenges, with severe staff shortages being exacerbated by lengthening patient backlogs. The result is demand exceeding the capacity to deliver. There is no solution to this problem without innovation, which is exactly what this partnership with GE Healthcare is all about,” Richard Evans, managing director of Alliance Medical told the press.
“Our software delivers a brand-new level of 360 visibility, allowing radiology departments to manage complexity and optimize productivity in a way that couldn’t be done before. Most important of all, we hope it will unburden clinicians and empower them to focus on what matters most: providing the best patient care possible,” said Simon McGuire, GM of GE Healthcare Northern Europe.
This new deal builds on an existing partnership between GE Healthcare and Alliance Medical, which includes a £45 million agreement to supply over 70 medical imaging systems over three years across oncology, cardiology, and neurological care. The firms are also developing a model for rapid diagnostic centers to speed up cancer diagnosis. Alliance Medical is also supporting GE’s Edison Accelerator program to develop promising startups by bringing them together with healthcare providers that can help them grow.
