Intelligent Health.tech Issue 11 | Page 10

NEWS

ALULA AND ALLY HEALTH DELIVER HOLISTIC DIGITAL HEALTH SOLUTION

Alula Technologies Group , a leading provider of essential solutions for life and health insurance companies , has announced a strategic partnership

with Ally Health , a provider of on-demand clinical care tasks . This partnership is set to redefine the landscape of digital health , leveraging intelligent algorithms and integrating a range of health data to empower individuals with a reliable view of their health risks . The partnership underscores how small behavioural changes from patients can result in significant health gains .
“ Alula ' s innovative platform offers insurers a unified view of a consumer ' s health , medical and wellness information . With a focus on smart insights , Alula ' s technology facilitates accurate underwriting of new policies , efficient risk management , cost reduction , innovative product design and enhanced policyholder engagement . Proprietary algorithms generate a unique Health Score , providing a realtime snapshot of an individual ’ s health status and driving meaningful engagement with the policyholder ,” said Simon Spurr , Managing Director of Alula Health .
The collaboration will empower insurers to better understand and manage their policyholders while providing a comprehensive view of an individual ' s health status .
This holistic approach is set to encourage healthier behaviours , resulting in improved long-term health outcomes and fostering a culture of well-being management among policyholders .

PHILIPS LAUNCHES NEW CT SYSTEM TO ACCELERATE ROUTINE RADIOLOGY AND HIGH-VOLUME SCREENING PROGRAMMES

Philips , a global leader in health technology , has launched the Philips CT 3500 , a new high-throughput CT system targeting the needs of routine radiology and high-volume screening programmes . Powered by AI , the Philips CT 3500 includes a range of image-reconstruction and workflowenhancing features that help to deliver the consistency , speed and first-time-right image quality needed for confident diagnoses by clinicians and increased return on investment – even in the most demanding , high-volume care settings .

“ Increased financial pressures , chronic staff shortages and escalating patient demand are driving radiology departments to do everything they can to maximise throughput , to guarantee equipment uptime , and to avoid repeat scans ,” said Frans Venker , General Manager Computed Tomography at Philips . “ Today , many radiology departments scan hundreds of patients a day . We ’ ve engineered the Philips CT 3500 to reduce the pain points that these high-volume departments face by developing a versatile , reliable , highthroughput imaging solution . It automates radiographers ’ most time-consuming steps so that they can spend more time focusing on the patient .”
The CT 3500 features Philips ’ latest AI-powered CT Smart Workflow to automate every step in the scanning process . Precise Position uses a camera to automatically determine patient orientation , improving positioning accuracy by 50 % while reducing patient positioning time by up to 23 %.
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