WellSpan Health announced that it has entered into a landmark seven-year strategic alliance with Royal Philips that establishes a new research and innovation collaboration and brings new advanced imaging and diagnostics technology products and platforms to patients across the region. The alliance is the latest addition to WellSpan?s growing innovation ecosystem, positioning the system as a national leader in the application of artificial intelligence and technology in health care. The collaboration includes a research agreement and joint innovation strategy, the first of its kind between Royal Philips and a U.S. community health system, which will focus on validating the performance of new tools and technology.

Research is expected to examine how artificial intelligence and digital tools are improving throughput, cost and workflow efficiency, aimed at advancing WellSpan Health's commitment to reclaim more than half a million hours of workforce time annually. In addition, the innovation component of this relationship will allow WellSpan Health, together with Philips Research, to co-develop net-new products and features that advance care delivery. This work will draw on Royal Philips' research and development pipeline to design and develop future generations of health care technology, with WellSpan Health serving as both a proving ground and a co-creator.