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Healthcare Perspectives

Healthcare Perspectives is a podcast by Siemens Healthineers about medical breakthroughs with the power to improve the lives of patients and their families everywhere. Listen to the latest episodes here.

Across the globe, radiology departments are facing rising imaging volumes while the trained workforce needed to operate scanners continues to shrink. This development accelerates the adoption of AI-driven automation to improve access, efficiency, and diagnostic speed.

Our guests explore how automation is reshaping how medical imaging is performed and integrated into clinical workflows. Intuitive and trustworthy UX design has become essential to ensuring these technologies support both patients and healthcare professionals in a clear, safe, and human-centered way.

 In this episode of Healthcare Perspectives, host Iwona Markuszewska, Senior Key Expert for Humanizing AI at Siemens Healthineers, is joined by 

  • Professor Ralf Bauer, radiologist and partner at RNS joint practice in Wiesbaden, Germany

  • Dr. Shivakumar Swamy S, Head and Director of the Radiology Department, Onco-Radiologist Consultant, and Clinical Director of the Department of Radiomics and Radiogenomics at HCG Cancer care in Bangalore, India
  • Dr. Yair Safriel, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Pharmascan and MEC Chair of Radiology at Morton Plant Hospital Association in Clearwater, Florida
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Using AI and UX design to pave the way towards the future of imaging automation
Using AI and UX design to pave the way towards the future of imaging automation
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Listen to explore how rising imaging volumes and a shrinking workforce are straining radiology and learn how AI‑driven automation and thoughtful UX design can ease workloads and improve care.

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