Philips and AWS expand strategic collaboration to advance HealthSuite cloud services and power generative AI workflows
Philips has expanded its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer cloud-based integrated diagnostics solutions. The partnership aims to unify diagnostic workflows across radiology, digital pathology, cardiology, and AI advanced visualization. Over 150 sites in North and Latin America have already transitioned to Philips HealthSuite Imaging on AWS, with plans to expand to Europe.
The collaboration leverages AWS's cloud capabilities and generative AI to enhance clinical workflows, offering remote access to diagnostic tools and unified patient data views. Philips is developing AI applications using Amazon Bedrock's foundation models, focusing on features like conversational reporting to improve efficiency and reduce administrative burdens.
Philips ha ampliato la sua collaborazione strategica con Amazon Web Services (AWS) per offrire soluzioni diagnostiche integrate basate su cloud. L'obiettivo della partnership è unificare i flussi di lavoro diagnostici in radiologia, patologia digitale, cardiologia e visualizzazione avanzata tramite AI. Oltre 150 siti in Nord e America Latina hanno già effettuato la transizione a Philips HealthSuite Imaging su AWS, con piani di espansione in Europa.
La collaborazione sfrutta le capacità cloud di AWS e l'AI generativa per migliorare i flussi di lavoro clinici, offrendo accesso remoto agli strumenti diagnostici e visioni dei dati dei pazienti unificate. Philips sta sviluppando applicazioni AI utilizzando i modelli fondatori di Amazon Bedrock, concentrandosi su funzionalità come la reportistica conversazionale per migliorare l'efficienza e ridurre i carichi amministrativi.
Philips ha ampliado su colaboración estratégica con Amazon Web Services (AWS) para ofrecer soluciones de diagnóstico integrado basadas en la nube. La alianza tiene como objetivo unificar los flujos de trabajo diagnósticos en radiología, patología digital, cardiología y visualización avanzada con AI. Más de 150 sitios en América del Norte y América Latina ya han realizado la transición a Philips HealthSuite Imaging en AWS, con planes de expandirse a Europa.
La colaboración aprovecha las capacidades en la nube de AWS y la IA generativa para mejorar los flujos de trabajo clínicos, ofreciendo acceso remoto a herramientas de diagnóstico y vistas unificadas de los datos de los pacientes. Philips está desarrollando aplicaciones de IA utilizando los modelos base de Amazon Bedrock, enfocándose en características como la generación de informes conversacionales para mejorar la eficiencia y reducir las cargas administrativas.
필립스는 아마존 웹 서비스(AWS)와의 전략적 협력을 확대하여 클라우드 기반의 통합 진단 솔루션을 제공하고 있습니다. 이번 파트너십은 방사선학, 디지털 병리학, 심장학 및 AI 고급 시각화의 진단 작업 흐름을 통합하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 150개 이상의 사이트가 이미 AWS에서 Philips HealthSuite Imaging으로 전환했으며, 유럽으로의 확장 계획도 있습니다.
이번 협력은 AWS의 클라우드 기능과 생성형 AI를 활용하여 임상 작업 흐름을 개선하고, 진단 도구에 대한 원격 접근과 통합된 환자 데이터 뷰를 제공합니다. 필립스는 아마존 베드록의 기본 모델을 활용하여 AI 애플리케이션을 개발하고 있으며, 효율성을 향상시키고 행정적 부담을 줄이기 위해 대화형 보고와 같은 기능에 중점을 두고 있습니다.
Philips a élargi sa collaboration stratégique avec Amazon Web Services (AWS) pour offrir des solutions diagnostiques intégrées basées sur le cloud. Le partenariat vise à unifier les flux de travail diagnostiques en radiologie, pathologie numérique, cardiologie et visualisation avancée par IA. Plus de 150 sites en Amérique du Nord et en Amérique Latine ont déjà effectué la transition vers Philips HealthSuite Imaging sur AWS, avec des projets d'expansion en Europe.
La collaboration exploite les capacités cloud d'AWS et l'IA générative pour améliorer les flux de travail cliniques, offrant un accès à distance aux outils de diagnostic et une vue unifiée des données des patients. Philips développe des applications d'IA en utilisant les modèles de base d'Amazon Bedrock, en mettant l'accent sur des fonctionnalités telles que le reporting conversationnel pour améliorer l'efficacité et réduire les charges administratives.
Philips hat seine strategische Zusammenarbeit mit Amazon Web Services (AWS) erweitert, um cloudbasierte integrierte Diagnoselösungen anzubieten. Ziel der Partnerschaft ist es, die diagnostischen Arbeitsabläufe in der Radiologie, digitalen Pathologie, Kardiologie und der KI-gestützten Visualisierung zu vereinheitlichen. Über 150 Standorte in Nord- und Lateinamerika haben bereits auf Philips HealthSuite Imaging auf AWS umgestellt, und es sind Pläne zur Expansion nach Europa in Arbeit.
Die Zusammenarbeit nutzt die Cloud-Funktionen von AWS und generative KI, um klinische Arbeitsabläufe zu verbessern, indem remote auf Diagnosetools und einheitliche Sicht auf Patientendaten zugegriffen werden kann. Philips entwickelt KI-Anwendungen auf Basis der Foundation-Modelle von Amazon Bedrock, wobei der Fokus auf Funktionen wie konversationellem Reporting liegt, um die Effizienz zu steigern und administrative Belastungen zu verringern.
- Successfully migrated 150+ sites to cloud-based HealthSuite Imaging
- Geographic expansion planned from Americas to Europe
- Integration with AWS's generative AI capabilities for workflow optimization
- Potential 15-20% efficiency increase through ambient reporting features
- Key solutions (cardiology and AI visualization) not available on cloud until 2025
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The strategic expansion with AWS marks a significant technological leap for Philips' healthcare informatics. The migration of over 150 sites to HealthSuite Imaging on AWS demonstrates strong market adoption. The integration of Amazon Bedrock's foundation models for generative AI applications represents a substantial competitive advantage in healthcare technology.
The cloud-enabled diagnostic portfolio's unified approach to workflows across radiology, pathology and cardiology addresses critical industry pain points in data accessibility and clinical efficiency. The projected
This collaboration represents a significant advancement in healthcare workflow optimization. The integration of generative AI for conversational reporting addresses a important pain point in clinical documentation. The ability to convert conversational language into structured reports while incorporating patient histories and clinical context could revolutionize diagnostic reporting efficiency.
The expansion into European markets, following successful implementations in North and Latin America, indicates strong market validation. The focus on security-by-design and AWS's robust infrastructure provides a compelling proposition for healthcare providers concerned about data security and compliance. This positions Philips favorably against competitors in the growing healthcare cloud services sector.
November 26, 2024
Cloud-enabled integrated diagnostics portfolio aims to unify workflows, improve access to critical insights, and drive better outcomes for patients
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the expansion of its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Philips’ integrated diagnostics portfolio in the cloud, including radiology, digital pathology, cardiology [1], and AI advanced visualization [1] solutions. The collaboration aims to unify diagnostic workflows, improving access to critical insights and driving better outcomes across clinical specialties. Philips has already successfully transitioned over 150 sites across North America and Latin America to Philips HealthSuite Imaging on AWS and is building on its collaboration with AWS to accelerate the migration of health systems to the cloud, and will expand to include customer cloud migrations in Europe.
Cloud Capabilities for Integrated Diagnostics
Philips offers scalable healthcare informatics solutions by leveraging industry-leading cloud availability, reliability and security from AWS. Philips’ cloud-based solutions will offer a unified view of patient data from diverse diagnostic sources, including radiology images, digital pathology slides, and other clinical records to support care team collaboration and optimize workflows. Clinicians also benefit from remote access to diagnostic, reporting, and workflow orchestration tools, which can enhance diagnostic capabilities across healthcare imaging, from diagnosis to treatment and follow-up.
“The collaboration between Philips and AWS gives healthcare providers scalable, secure-by-design cloud-enabled solutions to accelerate healthcare innovation,” said Matt Garman, CEO of AWS. “Combining Philips’ healthcare informatics portfolio with AWS generative AI capabilities gives clinicians access to imaging insights so they can deliver more effective and efficient care to patients anywhere, anytime, with best-in-class security and privacy.”
The Future of Workflows with Generative AI
As healthcare providers continue to face significant challenges, Philips works closely with clinicians to develop innovative ways to address the increasing clinical demands. By automating routine tasks and optimizing workflows, clinicians would be able to dedicate more time to image interpretation, consultations, and patient interactions. 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. In the future, these AI applications may reduce administrative burdens and time-consuming repetitive tasks, helping clinicians focus their expertise where it matters most – in critical decision-making.
One example of how Philips is exploring generative AI as part of its innovation roadmap is through conversational reporting, allowing clinicians to use conversational language to convert findings into structured reports, which can then be reviewed. These capabilities can help construct and revise reports in real-time, add diagnostic impressions, and flag potential inconsistencies. Generative AI has the potential to reduce report editing time, while maintaining high quality by integrating patient histories and clinical context into the final diagnostic report. Optimized reporting could help lead to quicker diagnosis and support better overall quality of care.
“Given the tremendous increase not only in patient volumes, but also in the complexity and number of images per study, radiologists need a tool that limits the distractions of dictation while at the same time increasing accuracy,” said Edward Steiner, Chief and Medical Director, The York/WellSpan Advanced Prostate Care Center, USA. "With Philips’ concept of ambient reporting using generative AI, you simply could speak in a conversational tone and a structured report is generated within seconds. My estimate is a 15 to 20 percent increase in efficiency, and this is just the start.”
“Philips’ cloud-based healthcare informatics solutions allow us to drive better outcomes across clinical disciplines, including radiology, digital pathology and cardiology. We’re working closely with clinicians to ensure workflows become more efficient and give back valuable time to healthcare providers,” said Roy Jakobs, CEO of Royal Philips. “Collaborating with AWS helps us to innovate faster and deliver better care for more people.”
Healthcare Informatics at RSNA
Philips will showcase its latest informatics solutions in the Philips booth (#6730) at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, Dec. 1-4, 2024, in Chicago, USA. For more information, visit Philips at RSNA 2024.
[1] Available on cloud in 2025.
For further information, please contact:
Anna Hogrebe
Philips Global External Relations
Tel.: +1 416 270 6757
E-mail: anna.hogrebe@philips.com
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Philips’ patient- and people-centric innovation leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver personal health solutions for consumers and professional health solutions for healthcare providers and their patients in the hospital and the home. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, ultrasound, image-guided therapy, monitoring and enterprise informatics, as well as in personal health. Philips generated 2023 sales of EUR 18.2 billion and employs approximately 69,300 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
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