The road for Latin America in 2022

In the guide created by the Eva Center team: the Digitalization in radiology, we provide you and your radiology equipment business context, study references, relevant data and the most useful recommendations for creating a modernization strategy this year.

The topics contained in the guide:

1. Overview of the health sector in Mexico
2. Challenges of health services in Latin America
3. The Age of Digital Radiology
4. Accelerate the operation of laboratories
5. Improve the patient experience in a digital environment
6. The benefits of eradicating archaic practices
7. Save lives by using the potential of technology
8. 360 digital radiology at the most affordable cost

Whether it's a modern doctor or a laboratory purchasing manager, everyone senses that the key to digitalization of radiology is about integrating all systems in hospitals, including solutions with functionality for accessing multiple users through technologies such as Cloud, the Machine learning And the artificial intelligence.

That's where we're heading. And take this step forward in the digital evolution is essential for the advancement of medical services from both a human and a business point of view.

The products Healthtech allow laboratories and hospitals to offer significant benefits:

• Empower doctors with more immediate decision-making
• Help them discover diseases earlier and with a higher level of accuracy
• Optimize your operation and logistics, from scheduling to collection and billing
• Elevate patient service, as well as patient well-being and satisfaction
• Save on unnecessary costs and invest more efficiently

1. What are the Health Challenges in Mexico and Latin America

The healthcare and technology industry have tried new digital tools in different specialties; however, as a country and region, we first face major challenges at the levels of health care services.

In public health, for example, among other challenges encountered, are increasing its inclusivity, strengthening prevention programs, improving care units and specialization, especially in marginalized communities.

Several studies have confirmed that there is general dissatisfaction with regard to public health care in Mexico, especially when it comes to deficiencies in access to care and the times to receive it.

These data (which you can find in detail in our guide) confirm in a few words the general perception: that the health system in our country is a poor service that you only seek when necessary.

And in Latin America?

There are the same difficulties plus other funding and management challenges to meet health needs. Because of issues of inequality, sociocultural deficiencies, geographical limitations and lack of investment in national health programs.

Another common denominator is limited access to health care, especially in rural areas, where there is a high deficit of resources, both material and human.

ECLAC studies identified the most recurrent diseases that concern the most and require rapid diagnosis. For all of them, prevention, detection and diagnosis are essential. And in all cases radiology is being relied on to save lives.

At Eva, we believe that health should be accessible to everyone regardless of their place of origin or social position. To achieve this goal, it is useful to reflect on the path to follow from the point of view of the patient as well as that of all the actors in the sector.

2. How to optimize the operation of radiological laboratories and improve the patient experience

In addition to time consuming, data capture is a big risk as it remains manual. The difficulty in finding studies of the patient's medical history hinders correct diagnoses by radiologists.

In a study carried out by the Health Economics Research Group, of the University of Brunei, results were found regarding the use of PACS and improvements in the performance of Department of Radiology:

• Lower repetition rate of imaging
• 20% lower radiation doses in lateral lumbar spine studies
• Shorter time from performing the study to obtaining images in intensive care patients
• Lower rate of accidental diagnostic errors

3. Savings in hospital and imaging management

When it comes to savings, there's a lot to mention. Printing physical plates, unlike taking digital images, involves different associated costs for example:

• Purchase and maintenance of film processors
• Chemical products
• Film wrappers
• Conventional film cassettes
• Salaries of employees of the film library or archive

Instead, the budget can be invested in human capital training, radiological technicians, infrastructure and much more.

4. Save lives by using the potential of radiology technology

Nowadays, connecting patients with the specialists they need and providing them with quality care on time would be impossible without digital tools.

In this guide, we tell you about the advantages of optimizing economic and human resources in hospitals and laboratories of all sizes.

In short, the digitalization in radiology offers us economic and service benefits in all areas of your hospital management.