Full coverage: HIMSS24 APAC Health Conference & Exhibition
Healthcare industry movers and shakers in Asia-Pacific will gather in one of the world's biggest technology hubs – Seoul. From 1 to 4 October 2024, our reporters will be onsite to keep you updated on pressing discussions around artificial intelligence and innovations in smart hospital development.
Professor Sang Youl-Rhee of Kyung Hee University Medical Center has established a startup working on digital therapeutics for managing diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
Over the years, Western Health, one of the largest health services in Victoria, has consolidated 25 different systems into one, says digital health division director Lily Liu.
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center in South Korea has been testing AI technology to detect dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions, shares president Dr Chi-heum Cho.
The hospital in Busan, which conducts 40,000 surgeries each year, has been developing various medical AI assistants through the government's Dr Answer project, says Dr Hoseok I, vice president and CIO at Pusan National University Hospital.
An AI-powered "mission control centre" will streamline access to all data across Seoul National University Bundang Hospital to support clinicians' decision-making, says CIO Dr Seyoung Jung.
Private Malaysian primary care chain CareClinics emphasises its mission to deliver technology-enabled personalised care, shares CEO Dr Thirunavukarasu Rajoo.
Professor Jin-Young Park, director of Yonsei University's Yongin Severance Hospital, explains the interconnection of their various smart-technology solutions.
South Korea's National Institute of Health has established a big health database that researchers can tap into to develop new technologies, says director Dr Hyun-Young Park.
Since 2016, the 200-member IT team of Narayana Health in India has built smart and mobile solutions for patients and staff, says IT VP Jagadeesh Ramasamy.
Besides saving significant time and cost, Taichung Veterans General Hospital also has the shortest emergency patient stay in Taiwan, shares computer and communications center director Lai-Shiun Lai.
Karlina Tjoa of the Ministry of Health's Office for Healthcare Transformation details how their latest mobile project empowers users to self-manage their severe mental health conditions.
Dr Chien-Tzung Chen, superintendent of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, wants to establish a remote system to monitor patients at home using wearable devices.
Tainan Municipal Hospital in Taiwan's ancient capital is eyeing telemedicine implementation as part of its digital transformation, says deputy superintendent Dr Hsing-Hsien Wu.
Konyang University Hospital, one of South Korea's designated centres for safe health data access and use for research, is increasing AI deployments to harness big data, says CIO Dr Yongsuk Kim.
SMC Telogorejo Hospital has introduced a chatbot as part of its contact centre, which was found to be particularly helpful for its senior patients, notes president director Dr Alice Sutedjo Lisa.
Following its multiple HIMSS digital health maturity validations, China Medical University Hospital is stopping at nothing to fully realise AI's full potential, says Superintendent Dr Der-Yang Cho.
Asan Medical Center continues to digitalise beyond the hospital confines by developing cloud APIs that connect with smaller hospitals, IT strategy team lead Wongu Yi explains.
Going back to the basics by focusing on programme design is crucial, says Dr Mahesh Appannan, director of Digital Health at the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
HIMSS has shifted the focus from adoption to utilisation in the updated version of the Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity, says Chief Relationship Officer Mitch Icenhower.
Collaboration and a shared vision in improving patient care are key factors for success, shares Bumrungrad International Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Dr Korpong Rookkapan.
It will be applied to generate summaries in the emergency department, shares Hyungjin Rhee, director of the Center for Digital Health Strategy at Yonsei University College of Medicine.
For almost a decade now, the Kasih Ibu Hospital Group has been utilising data to meet volumes of demand from local and foreign patients, says president Krishna Duarsa.
Health CIOs at HIMSS24 APAC sought best practices to improve leadership, alongside strengthening regional ties, HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf shares.
The new AMAM24 is designed to support and guide healthcare organisations in realising the full potential of analytics to strengthen data-driven decision making.
Stakeholder collaborations have enabled widespread technology integrations in the Korean health ecosystem, says Dr Kyung-Hwan Kim of Seoul National University Hospital.
Monief Eid, eHealth consultant of the Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia, shares how the kingdom has made good progress in the digital transformation of its health sector, including the wide adoption of EMR.