Signify Research: 4 trends to watch for at RSNA 2018 in Health Imaging

The recent announcement from GE Healthcare on plans to invest $500M on 5,000 software engineers and potential acquisition of a software analytics firm is no great surprise but excellent PR. The firm announced in late 2015 their "Health Cloud" platform to great fanfare, but little progress has been evident to date.

It was only last year that Analogic was celebrating 50 years as a significant player in the medical imaging supply chain, supporting the extensive growth of the X-ray, CT and MRI markets globally with innovative engineering and unique products. However, the last decade of its history has seen a tumultuous period for the firm with a now uncertain future under new private investment owners.

The growing influence and uptake of electronic medical records (EMRs) in healthcare has driven debate over the future role of specialist clinical and diagnostics software. With interoperability in the health sector still a major challenge, many health providers are looking to simplify their IT systems, consolidating to fewer software platforms and few vendor partners.