One of the challenges within a healthcare is really how do we take care of the caregivers
who are really taking care of the patients that are here? The digital transformation
of healthcare is really going to change the way that clinicians take care of their patients going
forward. (upbeat inspirational music) Imaging is an increasingly important and central part of
today's healthcare. The quality of imaging has improved remarkably in recent years, but it's
still a very complex process with a complicated chain of steps to coordinate, acquire, diagnose,
and communicate clinical findings. The imaging value chain is a complex series of processes
that are occurring and what we're trying to do at Siemens Healthineers is leverage digitalization,
digital tools, and automation of those tools to make that complexity a lot more simpler.
This means actively working to improve and integrate the various steps of the entire
process to increase efficiency and enhance the value of imaging. Some of these improvements
include streamlining the planning of an imaging scan, working with built-in AI during and after
image acquisition and creating smoother and more actionable communication of clinical findings. At
Siemens Healthineers, we offer a range of products and solutions that support the transition,
not just to an imaging value chain, but to a truly smart imaging value chain.
Solutions like remote scanning allows skilled technologists to remotely monitor and operate
multiple imaging scanners across different locations. This helps address issues of staff
shortages and low usage of systems, while driving efficiency, improving quality and
enhancing greater accessibility to care. All of which ensure both patient and staff satisfaction.
Over the past 20 years, Siemens Healthineers has been automating many aspects across the imaging
value chain and we continue to innovate in this space. What the AI does really well is the ability
to do repetitive tasks over and over again. Fully automated technologies now make it possible to
augment reading and reporting workflows with multi-organ, multi-modality decision support.
These reduce the burden of basic repetitive tasks and enhance diagnoses with information
to drive approved value in the resulting output for the smart imaging value chain,
the diagnostic report or business card of the radiology department.
I'm here at Kantonsspital Baden City in Switzerland. In today's jobs market,
we want to be competitive in attracting the best people and we want them to stay long term.
We know that the state of the art working environment, including efficient operations,
is key to recruiting and retaining the highly sought-after professionals we need. Take a
look and you will see plenty of natural light, open spaces, optimized layouts, and the calm,
soothing environment that's good for both patients and staff. The concept of healing architecture is
that if a patient feels well taken care of, has no anxiety and is happy in her or his environment,
this will also contribute to the health outcome. And this is a concept that we think is really
important, especially in radiology, in the high-tech environment. If the patient is happy
and well taken care of, it's also easier for the staff. So let's say happy patient, happy staff.
We also wanted to ensure that we had state of the art technology, the most efficient workflows and
value adding artificial intelligence. When designing KSB City, we have involved the
entire team and they all have brought in their ideas and I think it's really important to work
in an environment that allows you to take part in the development and the decision making. We
wanted our people to go above and beyond, while of course also promoting their wellbeing. We knew
we could not do all of this alone. We wanted to have a strategic partner by our side who could
help us tackle these challenges and stay on top for the long run. That's why we turned to Siemens
Healthineers and entered into an eight-year value partnership. This value partnership will
truly enable us to offer our staff as well as of course, our patients, the radiology of the future.