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Elie Chaillot President & CEO, Services, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), at GE Healthcare
“Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to drive real breakthroughs across the care continuum”
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t the outset of the crisis, GE Healthcare ramped up production of critical spare parts for the ventilators, X-ray machines and MR scanners that would be so important in treating COVID-19 patients. "Hospitals" magazine recently interviewed Mr. Elie Chaillot, President & CEO, Services, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), at GE Healthcare, about the projects undertaken by GE Healthcare during the pandemic.
What developments have been achieved through the use of AI and analytics in the healthcare sector? Healthcare has never been more accessible, intelligent or dynamic. Health systems, however, face increasing pressures – with the growth and aging of global populations, rising levels of chronic disease coupled with escalating costs, growing complexity and inadequate infrastructure – forcing a fundamental rethinking of
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WITH THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, WE NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK THIS DATA & UNLEASH INTELLIGENCE ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.
every aspect of healthcare. The increased use of advanced data analytics, connected devices, genomics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have the potential to drive real breakthroughs in patient outcomes and operational efficiencies across the care continuum. Health systems have never been better at generating data – but most goes unused. With the right technologies, we now have the ability to unlock this data and unleash intelligence across the healthcare industry.
