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INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE IS ONLY REALISED WHEN IT REACHES THE PATIENTS WHO NEED IT . the risk of the disease and how it might progress and identifying the best possible treatment decisions for patients .
However , innovation in healthcare is only realised when it reaches the patients who need it . Complex factors such as financing , disease awareness , infrastructure and human capital challenges all play a role in the ability to deliver innovations to the people who need them . Without collaboration and acknowledgement of the need for multiple partners with different skills and expertise to come together in finding solutions , we will not make progress in the delivery of solutions to our populations . of hospitals are now investing in centralised in-house diagnostic facilities which patients are invited to for the testing itself , and where their tests are then processed on-site . The most modern of these facilities offer wholly private rooms for the tests ( ensuring patient privacy ), coordinators to answer patient questions and other patient-centred facilities which make for a more relaxing experience .
These laboratories are the result of holistic collaboration between multiple partners across the design of the laboratory , the diagnostic technology , the digitisation of testing processes and the staff training and structuring , that melds the best possible technical outcomes with the overall patient experience .
Healthcare challenges cannot be solved alone
We know we cannot take on healthcare ’ s toughest challenges alone . As leading industry innovators , we must be the convener of conversations with partners to help share the experiences , resources and perspectives needed to make a positive difference .
One particular example of a successful partnership is the strengthening of lab systems . This has created significant opportunities to expand training opportunities and increase access to testing capabilities through workflow management , which delivers greater efficiencies and ultimately improves patient outcomes .
Last year , for example , Roche expanded collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) to strengthen laboratory systems in countries across Africa , Eastern Europe , Central Asia and the Western Hemisphere , which have been affected the most by the HIV and tuberculosis epidemics . The provision of diagnostic testing , together with the critical role of partnership working , brought about greater access to life-saving treatment .
Guido Sander , General Manager of Roche Middle East
To ensure patients have access to timely and accurate diagnostics , we must ensure they are supported throughout the patient journey . Here in the Middle East , we are working to deploy newstyle laboratories located in healthcare facilities within the region . Instead of blood being taken in a hospital cubicle , partitioned by curtains and then sent to a lab , a small but growing number
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