How GE is Helping Olympians Go for the Gold

Olympic athletes know that tracking every possible metric can go a long way toward winning the gold. At this year’s games, GE Healthcare has partnered with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to debut a new analytics tool that works to track a variety of different metrics, from vital signs and nutritional data to environmental conditions sport-specific information. The new platform, known as the Athlete Management Solution (AMS), can also provide imaging scans, venue data, and detailed medical history information on real-time dashboards that can be monitored by medical staff to provide personalized treatment for athletes across the winter games. The goal for GE was to help support athlete health, performance, and safety at the winter games while also providing long-term health and safety improvements for future Olympic games. “Through digital transformation, the IOC is pursuing its mission of helping to prevent injuries among our world-class athletes,” said Richard Budgett, medical and scientific director for the IOC in a press release. “With 40 sports across the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games, each athlete requires unique healthcare monitoring and care. AMS will provide information that helps clinicians personalize training and treatment, so Olympians are best positioned to compete.” The platform was designed in line with GE Healthcare’s dedication to the idea of precision health, an approach that includes diagnostics, therapeutics, and monitoring ...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news