DIGITAL HEALTH
“ The outbreak of COVID-19 led to a significant explosion with home health , and our tablet products have done extremely well ”
PAUL BURKE SENIOR DIRECTOR , LENOVO
Lenovo ’ s advance into healthcare Now , Lenovo is working with LG Electronics , to advance new medical imaging solutions for the radiology community - something Burke is very excited about .
“ Lenovo has been in the healthcare OEM space , providing hardware platforms to healthcare companies for a while now . Whether it ' s our servers , our work stations , our desktops , or our tablets ”, says Burke . “ We have been working in this space for a very long time , providing solutions like :
• Electronic health records
• Medical imaging and x-rays
• Nursing stations
• Medical carts for dispensing medications , or for nurses to go from room to room .
“ Most recently with the outbreak of COVID-19 , there ' s been a significant
explosion with home health , and our tablet products have done extremely well in that sector . With that said , and as I mentioned , we ' re very focused on the voice of the customer . Our customers were constantly coming to us and asking us ... Our medical OEMs , were coming to us and asking us for a medical grade monitor that could be optimised with our workstations , so that they could provide the absolute best experience to their customers .
LG - “ Life ’ s Good ” - was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Seoul , South Korea , with a philosophy that focuses on ‘ people , sincerity , and sticking to the fundamentals ’ - a perfect fit for Lenovo .
“ LG was really a natural fit ”, continues Burke . “ When you think about LG ' s medical grade monitors , and when you marry those with our ThinkStation workstations , the optimisation between our two companies , the engineering collaboration that takes place between our two companies , it
52 February 2022