Arab Health sees call for purposeful tie-ups
Healthcare, tech providers can jointly enhance patient care, Philips executive says
Purposeful partnerships among governments, healthcare providers and MedTech (medical technology) providers can help deliver improved patient outcomes, and better patient and staff experiences at lower cost, a senior executive of global health technology leader Philips said at Arab Health 2023 in Dubai.
Speaking to Gulf News, Edwin Paalvast, Chief of International Markets, Royal Philips, pointed out that effective use of innovative healthcare technology can also help to optimise healthcare systems struggling with human resource shortages. “There is a significant shortage of healthcare workers, particularly post Covid-19.
We were in a period when a lot of procedures that were postponed during the pandemic are now being addressed. So, there is a lot of demand on the healthcare system. We need to make use of innovative solutions for all that. Now more than ever, it is important to ease the burden on clinical teams and ensure that hospital resources are put to their most productive use,” he said.
Virtual care solutions
According to him, Philips has been bringing out solutions that help healthcare organisations to optimise their services. Virtual care solutions enable healthcare providers to extend where, when, and how care is delivered.
Paalvast said Philips was amplifying the use of artificial intelligence to accelerate patient care significantly with various other digital solutions including its acute patient management solutions, virtual care solutions, and a full portfolio of integrated workflow solutions among others.