GE HEALTHCARE
As a business composed of digital natives , GE Healthcare is well placed to make great technological strides . We speak to Charles Koontz , Jon Zimmerman , and James Richards about how GE Healthcare has transformed both itself and its industry
“ We
are digital natives . We are purely about people , process , information , and IT . We speak , eat , and breathe digital .” Jon Zimmerman , Vice President and General Manager at GE , is animated and eloquent as he describes his responsibilities over GE Healthcare ’ s valuebased solutions portfolio . GE Healthcare exists to leverage its best-in-class technology and digital expertise to deliver outcomes for its customers , with a core focus on value-based care : enhanced care quality , increased practice efficiency , lower per capita costs and provider satisfaction . Zimmerman is hugely excited by GE Healthcare ’ s ability to ensure that “ the right people are in the right roles , with the right skills , in the right quantities , at the right time .”
But it takes a detailed and sophisticated strategic vision to achieve the standards GE Healthcare has set itself – a vision that has led the organization to consolidate resources into a tight , streamlined , horizontal platform , as described by Charles Koontz , CEO of GE Healthcare Digital and CDO of GE Healthcare .
“ We ’ ve created horizontal capabilities , which we ’ re driving at several levels ,” he explains with a passion borne of experience .
“ There ’ s the Internet of Things , which we take advantage of using our Predix analytics platform – it connects devices , collects the data ,
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