Philadelphia heart docs sign five-year deal to boost patient care
By Michael Walter
Royal Philips and Lankenau Heart Institute (LHI) have launched a new five-year collaboration that will focus on integrated cardiovascular solutions.
LHI, part of the Philadelphia-based Main Line Health system, will work with Philips representatives to develop and implement new ways to promote “clinical, operational and business model innovation.” LHI is the first North American healthcare provider to sign such a contract, Philips said in a prepared statement.
“By partnering with Philips, we will be able to continue our world-class cardiovascular care system-wide, including fully renovating and installing state-of-the-art Philips equipment to provide advanced cardiovascular and neuro care at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Hospital,” said William Gray, MD, co-director of the LHI, said in the statement. “This will allow us to define a strategy for the future, adopting novel technology as it evolves.”
“Through this innovative business model, we will have a technology partner who can help us adopt the solutions that will not only help us drive operational efficiency, they will allow us to expand the type of quality care our patients have come to expect,” added Trudy Mazzone, MS, BSRT, (R), also a co-director of LHI.
Michael has more than 18 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.