Prisma Health announces artificial intelligence partnership

Prisma Health on Tuesday announced a 10-year partnership with Siemens Healthineers to use artificial intelligence to help physicians better diagnose their patients and devise treatment plans. The partnership means employing the latest technology across all Prisma sites, said CEO Mark O'Halla. "The whole goal of this relationship is leveraging technology and our relationships with each other to significantly improve access … by improving productivity and throughput," he said. "We are leveraging all the artificial intelligence expertise that Siemens is bringing to the table and teaming up with clinicians." The idea is that clinicians will make more informed decisions, ultimately allowing for faster and more precise diagnoses and treatment plans, he said. The arrangement, whose financial details were not disclosed, will focus on next generation medical technology, said Dave Pacitti, president and head of the Americas for Siemens Healthineers, the parent company for several medical technology companies.