GENERATIVE AI & MACHINE LEARNING TO HELP HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS EXPEDITE CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL WORKFLOWS : GE HealthCare looks to unlock patient care opportunities in unused data estimated in Deloitte report
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Amit Yadav, CEO GE HealthCare Australia & New Zealand
Filmed Sydney, New South Wales | October 2024
Amit Yadav holds the position of CEO at GE HealthCare in Australia and New Zealand, where he oversees a team of 450 skilled professionals focused on delivering healthcare solutions, particularly in the areas of diagnostic imaging, monitoring, and ultrasound. Talking with Australian Health Journal, Amit has background as a clinical radiographer, evolving into roles at GE, where he gained expertise as a CT trainer and later commercial responsibilities.
Drawing from GE’s 125-year legacy in healthcare, Amit is leading efforts to integrate AI into medical imaging devices and optimise workflow efficiencies. He stresses the importance of leveraging the vast amount of untapped healthcare data, with an emphasis on automating manual processes to enhance productivity. Additionally, his focus extends to utilising AI for workflow optimisation and ensuring compliance with local regulations and standards to prioritise safety.
Amit places significant emphasis on educating healthcare professionals about the capabilities and limitations of AI and digital solutions. Collaborating with partners such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), he aims to implement user-friendly enterprise-wide solutions that cater to the needs of clinicians. Amit also recognises the necessity of continuous education and training programs for healthcare professionals, working closely with colleges and universities to integrate AI and digital education at various levels.
Furthermore, Amit is actively involved in fostering partnerships with educational institutions to develop training and education programs for the next generation of healthcare leaders. He emphasises the need for a comprehensive understanding of AI’s implications in patient treatment and advocates for personalised approaches to healthcare outcomes. Amit’s commitment to advancing healthcare through innovation and education underscores GE HealthCare’s dedication to driving positive change in the industry.
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A New Era in Primary Health Care Nursing
Coinciding with this year’s International Nurses Day, this week’s Federal Budget has had some significant outcomes for the primary health care, nursing workforce.
The Federal Budget delivered on 9th May 2023, APNA believes will strengthen Australia’s primary health care (PHC) system by addressing growing nursing shortages, seeing more nurses hired where they are needed, and better utilising the largest workforce in PHC of nearly 100,000 nurses to their full potential to reduce the pressure on the health system.
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HIGHLIGHTS Consumers and communities as agents of health care change and improvement
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Upskilling & empowering Health Professionals to support preconception to pre-school level health
A new podcast series, developed by Health and Wellbeing Queensland, is designed to upskill and empower health professionals in their support of parents from preconception through to the pre-school years.
Clinician’s Guide to the First 2000 Days follows the success of Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s first podcast series Clinician’s Guide to Healthy Kids, launched in 2023. Both focus on supporting health professionals to have effective conversations on positive health behaviours.
