NHG Health to develop 'next-generation' command centre
NHG Health, the public healthcare cluster covering central and north Singapore, has entered into a five-year collaboration with ST Engineering to deliver new digital hospital solutions and enhance its command centre.
Based on a media release, the partners will introduce a "next-generation" Command, Control, and Communication Centre with "smarter, more predictive system capabilities" by 2030.
They will also develop smart solutions to optimise manpower scheduling and automate workflows across the cluster.
Additionally, NHG and ST Engineering will set up a collaborative testbed to accelerate their co-development of patient and hospital operation solutions with engineers, clinical and operations staff.
Urinary tract AI pilot project secures $4M HK gov't grant
A new project in Hong Kong is set to pilot an AI tool for screening blood in urine or haematuria in simple clinics.
Project lead Dr Jeremy Teoh Yuen-chun, assistant dean and associate professor from the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, received HK$31.5 million ($4 million) in grant funding from the government.
The project features an AI model for near real-time cystoscopic assessment and a urinary catheter with a built-in camera that facilitates the visualisation of the lower urinary tract.
"With such technology, we will be able to expedite the diagnostic pathway and enhance patient outcomes in a more efficient manner," Dr Yuen-chun said.
Parkway Radiology adopts CXR AI from Australia
Parkway Radiology, one of Singapore's largest radiology and imaging providers, has started offering an AI-driven chest X-ray service.
It has adopted the Australian company Annalise.ai's medical imaging AI solution, which reportedly can identify up to 124 chest X-ray findings.
The AI-powered service has been introduced in Parkway Radiology clinics in Bedok, Paragon, Jurong East, and Republic Plaza, and all four IHH Healthcare Singapore hospitals: Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, and Parkway East Hospital. The network reportedly performed more than 85,000 scans in 2024 alone.
