Title: The h-trak system journey to AI

Abstract:

What is Artificial Intelligence?

In truth, artificial intelligence has been in play since the invention of the calculator. Before computing existed, all computations, reasoning, and decision-making were carried out by human intelligence alone. As computing has evolved, become ubiquitous, and therefore more “democratic”, its development has accelerated. The volume of data now captured is also important and plays a big role in future applications within the Machine Learning and Deep Learning subsets of AI.

h-trak: Past

1. An initial application on palm pilot PDA. Computational ability very low, limited memory to manage complex data, limited applications.
2. Interoperability non-existent. Therefore, data sets not rich in content and disjointed from the enterprise ecosystem
3. However, the first cloud-based solution in healthcare. This created a future-proofed platform
4. Automation of certain processes – e.g. automatically calculate purchase order quantities based on consumption

h -trak: Present

1. h-trak interoperable with hospital ecosystem – high level of integration
2. Big Data approach, and more reliable and accurate datasets
3. The massive increase in computing power at the mobile level. Allows faster and greater computations, and even more automation replacing human manual tasks
4. Early stages of predictive analysis based on available and accurate datasets, and improved computational power

h-trak: Future 

1. Machine learning capability to facilitate clinical decision support
2. Eliminate wrong implants being used, or missing implants in procedure
3. Predict most efficient and effective implants to use
4. Automatically adjusted demand management based on predictive analysis
5. Optimization algorithms to find the most efficient, effective, and sustainable clinical outcomes

Biography:

Marcell Vollmer is Chief Innovation Officer at Celonis and is responsible for defining and driving innovations and digital transformation for customers globally. A thought leader in procurement, supply chain, finance, and shared services, Marcell’s expertise lies in defining digital transformation strategy and making ‚Run Simple‘ a reality for global customers and consumers by delivering transformation success and process productivity gains. Previously, he was Chief Digital Officer In SAP’s Cloud Business Group and Chief Operating Officer for SAP Ariba where he successfully developed and led global business development, procurement, go-to-market, sales operations, and enablement. And prior to that Marcell was Chief Procurement Officer of SAP and was responsible for the reorganization and process optimization for an end-to-end source-to-pay organization. Since joining SAP in 2005 he has held various leadership roles involving restructuring, improving project efficiency, and execution of global programs in finance, procurement, sales, human resources, and post-merger integrations.