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    Is Digitalization Driving Innovation or Innovation Digitalization?

    6min
    Greg Freiherr
    Published on November 27, 2019

    Understanding innovation

    Is digitalization driving innovation or vice versa? The answer is circumstantial. In some instances, digitalization is essential for innovation, in others it is not.

    And the answer is…

    Appreciating exactly where and how digitalization fits into healthcare requires an understanding of innovation.

    The limits of digitalization

    The promise of AI

    Glossary

    Greg Freiherr shares his opinion on what digital technologies in healthcare can do in times of the pandemic.
    Greg Freiherr shares his opinion on what digital technologies in healthcare can do in times of the pandemic.
    By Greg Freiherr
    Greg Freiherr is a contributing editor to Imaging Technology News, or ITN. Over the past three decades, he has served as a business and technology editor for publications in medical imaging, as well as a consultant to industry, academia, and financial institutions.
    1. The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.