COUNTRY FOCUS: ISRAEL
Healthcare providers in Israel are
utilising technology to provide innovative
services to patients and ultimately
improve lives. Sectra, Intel and Accenture
have contributed their technical expertise
to enhance healthcare opportunities
across the country.
Healthcare sector in
Israel steps up with
technology innovation
Hadassah Medical Center and Assuta
Medical Center, two of the leading
healthcare providers in Israel,
have decided to digitise their pathology
departments with a solution from international
medical imaging IT and cybersecurity
company, Sectra. The digital workflow will
enable pathologists to review and collaborate
around cases in a way that is not possible
using a microscope. It reduces variation and
increases efficiency in primary diagnostics,
thereby improving fields such as cancer care.
The systems at Hadassah Medical Center
and Assuta Medical Center were sold by
Sectra’s distribution partner in Israel,
Medi-Far Healthcare Solutions. Hadassah
Medical Center performs roughly 40,000
pathology examinations per year across
its two university hospitals and 120 clinics
located in Jerusalem. Assuta Medical
Center consists of four hospitals and carries
out approximately 160,000 pathology
examinations per year.
“It was important for us to choose a solution
that has a track record of high system
availability and has been proven to work for
full-scale primary diagnostics handling large
volumes and incorporating AI innovations,”
said Dr Liat Aple-Sarid, Chief Medical Manager,
Pathology Lab at Assuta Medical Center.
“Sectra’s solution will optimise our workflows
through state-of-the-art clinical tools and AI
innovations. It will support us in delivering
the best possible cancer care and expand
the services we provide to clinicians and
patients,” said Dr Asaf Gertler at Hadassah
Medical Center.
With digital images of tissue samples instead
of physical glass slides, pathologists are able
to instantly access and share current and
historical images and information between
departments and hospitals. The digital
solution provides pathologists with assistance
at critical decision points, such as grading or
performing more precise measurements. It
also enables image analysis, which in turn
reduces variation and improves the precision
of tasks such as cell counting. Digital access
also facilitates second opinions, external
reading resources and specialist consultations.
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