Roundup: Medusa ransomware hit Philippine state insurer and more briefs
The Philippine state insurer temporarily closes the IT system affected by ransomware
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation recently reported a cyber attack on its IT system.
a news report noted that the attack, which was carried out on the morning of September 22, was a Medusa ransomware.
The state insurer has not yet reported which parts of its IT systems were affected, but is currently investigating the scale of the attack while implementing containment measures, such as temporarily shutting down hacked systems. PhilHealth currently has 65 million active contributors.
Revised medical data standards in South Korea enable interoperability
The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare has revised health data terminology standards to introduce new standards for data exchange.
The recently renamed Terminology and Transmission Standards for Health and Medical Data reflect provisions on exchanging medical information between IT systems.
In the revised standards, the previously classified 14 types of core health information, including patient information, medical facility information and hospital visit information, have been further divided into 77 items.
This core information can now be exchanged based on FHIR standards, as the transmission technology specifications and computer program codes have also been redefined.
Korea Medical Institute enters into partnership for AI ECG screening
Korea Medical Institute partners with Daewoong Pharmaceutical to advance AI-powered diagnosis of heart disease.
Based on a press statement, they plan to introduce a new system for detecting cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure using AI by January next year.
The system includes Sears Technology’s ECG solution mobiCARE and Medical AI’s AI-based ECG analysis software AiTiA LVSD, which Daewoong Pharmaceutical supplies to KMI’s diagnostic centers.
Medical Cobotics Center opened in India
The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology in Delhi, India recently opened its new Medical Cobotics Center (MCC).
According to a press release, the MCC, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, will serve as a medical simulation and training facility for doctors, paramedics, technicians, engineers, biomedical researchers and entrepreneurs.
It will also enable medical research and development in healthcare robotics and digital healthcare and act as a test site for startups. new medical technologies.
National Cancer Center Singapore, Agilent to conduct genomic research on Asian cancers
The National Cancer Center Singapore has entered into a research collaboration agreement with Agilent Technologies to study the genomic landscape of cancers prevalent in Asia.
Over the next two years, the partners will explore details specific to Asian cancer cohorts using Agilent’s Magnis Next-Generation Sequencing Preparation System, which simplifies testing of multiple genes and complex genetic abnormalities.
According to a press statement, they will focus on identifying tumor genomes and using genomic data in patient care “to transform clinical trials and diagnostics in oncology.”