Last year, GE Healthcare and Roche announced that they would collaborate to create clinical decision support solutions on shared digital platforms for so-called “precision health” in oncology and critical care, to be powered by data and smart algorithms.
Whenever Dr. Ralf Menkhaus prepares to administer future parents their first fetal ultrasound, he knows the pressure is on: Equal parts thrilled and anxious, expectant parents are desperate to catch a glimpse of their unborn child. Yet, as a fetal medicine specialist, Menkhaus’ top priority is capturing crucial information about the health of the fetus. He’s looking for evidence, for instance, of conditions like spina bifida, a neural tube defect that affects the spinal cord.
Yoder and her colleagues at GE Healthcare are working on apps that enable healthcare providers to analyze the reams of data their facilities generate, quickly diagnose problems and propose treatment. “Hospital operators know in their gut about problems, but they can’t quantify them,” Yoder says. “We give them the tools to identify and resolve those pain points.”