[ad_1] Adopting a  collaborative model of care is one approach that can help temper the rising cost of healthcare globally. Island Hospital, a private quaternary hospital in Malaysia, is providing a case for this by building an integrated health ecosystem that fosters cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders.  "Collaborative models allow healthcare providers to…

[ad_1] A single pain point which hinders Australian healthcare's progress in digital transformation is cybersecurity.  In recent years, Australia has made serious efforts to develop the digital capabilities of its health system, including making multi-year investments and creating a national strategy, a blueprint and an action plan. It is working towards its…

[ad_1] Diabetes WA discloses data breach Diabetes WA, the peak body for diabetes in Western Australia, has reported unauthorised access to the personal information of some of their contacts. Based on its initial investigation, the following information may have been accessed by hackers: name, address, birth date, email, telephone number, marital status,…

[ad_1] China Medical University Hospital through its AI Center has developed a medical speech AI engine powered by Microsoft.  In a statement, the Taiwanese hospital described its Generative Healthcare Intelligent (gHi) system as the Mandarin version of Nuance AI – and possibly the first of its kind in the Chinese language. HOW IT…

[ad_1] Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou District, New Taipei City, Taiwan has recently been revalidated for Stage 7 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. It was also validated for Stage 6 of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model.   The EMRAM measures an organisation's adoption and maturity of their EMR capabilities while…

[ad_1] VRGS goes south Western New South Wales's Virtual Rural Generalist Service (VRGS) has been expanded to cover Southern NSW.  The service provides 24-hour virtual medical support, specialty or critical care advice and transport, logistics, and coordination support. It ensures patients have medical coverage with a VRGS doctor who can answer their questions and…

[ad_1] As healthcare providers worldwide grapple with worsening healthcare staff shortages and rising service demand, low-code technologies have proven indispensable in bridging these twin challenges while promoting positive outcomes for both patients and clinicians. Take the case of Mount Alvernia Hospital, a 300-bed private not-for-profit medical institution in Singapore. From the usual three months, it is…

[ad_1] Hong Kong-based Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), one of China's national research institutes, has developed a large language model-based chatbot to assist doctors in making medical diagnoses and treatments. HOW IT WORKS The chatbot, CARES Copilot 1.0,  is built based on Meta's Llama…

[ad_1] NZ National Data Platform expected in June The third stage of Te Whatu Ora's National Data Platform (NDP) project, which involves its build and deployment, is expected to be completed by June 2024. This stage will also involve the migration of priority data sets (seven of which are already in development), planning…

[ad_1] Gleneagles Hospital, part of the international private hospital group IHH Healthcare, has partnered with medical AI providers to bolster its diagnostics capability in Singapore and Hong Kong.  On one hand, the radiology department at Gleneagles Hong Kong  will be adopting Australian company Annalise.ai's AI solution for analysing chest X-rays and CT brain scans…