What solutions does Philips provide?
Philips delivers integrated solutions that improve people’s health and enable better outcomes. The company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and remote care. Philips investigates the viability of a plan to introduce the concept of Community Life Centres to the primary care sector in rural areas in Colombia.
What makes them unique?
Philips Community Life Centers provide vital primary care but also go beyond that, turning health facilities into community hubs where technology is bundled with additional service offerings. The flexibility and modularity of the platform allows it to be tailored to the local healthcare requirements, in terms of the service package offered, the volume of patients and local needs and circumstances.
What can they offer Colombia?
The use of digital solutions encompasses solutions which help connect actors in the health system through the exchange and storage of health information. Philips Community Life Centers result in tailored made solutions. For example, they improve the integration of data of patients in a simplified database, which increases the use of remote care. Moreover, they improve remote training for healthcare workers in metropolitan areas.
What is Philips currently working on?
- Philips is currently working with Cafam (Colombian health insurer) to offer a range of ambulatory services within the aim of increasing Cafam’s virtual presence and decrease its paperwork. Health insurers feel incentivised to offer quality and timely care through digitalisation.
- Philips has already successfully provided Community Life Centers in other areas of the world, for example, in Africa.
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