Mihai Drăgoi, Digital Business Manager at Siemens Healthineers: Healthcare professionals in Romania are embracing new capabilities for the sake of the patient
This year's National Congress of Radiology and Medical Imaging in Craiova, supported by Siemens Healthineers, provided participants with the opportunity to learn about the latest technical developments in the sector and how these can be…
This year's National Congress of Radiology and Medical Imaging in Craiova, supported by Siemens Healthineers, provided participants with the opportunity to learn about the latest technical developments in the sector and how these can be applied in the field of radiology. Among the attendees, Mihai Drăgoi, Digital Business Manager at Siemens Healthineers, shared an industry insider perspective on how new solutions help professionals and patients alike and why the country is seeing a favorable context with regards to digitalization in healthcare.
The impact of digital solutions in healthcare can be wide-ranging, from providing patients with a diagnosis in a shorter time to helping medical professionals get a more accurate view of various pathologies. But there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and solutions need to be built around the needs of the patient and of the doctors, according to Mihai Drăgoi, Digital Business Manager at Siemens Healthineers.
Meanwhile, on the local market, the National Digitalization Strategy in Healthcare announced by the Health Ministry foresees EUR 400 million for digitalization through the Resilience Plan (PNNR). The authorities plan to digitalize at least 200 hospitals, develop a national telemedicine system, and align the local digital healthcare system to the standards of the European Commission, among others.
What are some of the novelties and solutions you brought to the congress?
Mihai Drăgoi: All of the solutions we are doing here are with the help of the patient in mind and designed to be a real support, aiding the patients and the doctors.
And all of the solution portfolio represented here is successfully working to deliver a proper diagnosis for the patients in the shortest time possible. We are talking either about acquisitions of images, like computed tomography – for instance, NAEOTOM Alpha - or we are talking about AI solutions that bring data and algorithms like machine learning for the benefit of the patients in order to grasp as much data as possible, help the clinicians see the overall picture, and inspect and bring more clarity towards the pathologies and the maladies present in Romania.
At the European level and also Central Eastern European level, the most prevalent diseases are currently cardiovascular and oncological ones. This data is backed up by the World Health Organization. And, of course, all of these solutions work together to help the patients get the fastest possible and accurate diagnosis. They also help clinicians move further with accurate diagnosis because it is all about what you do further and how to kick-start the proper treatment in order to eradicate the disease.
