Siloam Hospitals is stepping up AI integrations and more collaborative engagements
Siloam contributes to AI
Siloam Hospitals in Indonesia will adopt a range of AI solutions from Philips as part of a new partnership.
The companies recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which aims, among other things, to deploy AI technologies in Siloam, particularly in the areas of radiology, pathology, interventional cardiology and clinical operations.
Through this collaboration, the hospital network also aims to enable telemedicine, EMR and remote patient monitoring with AI.
The MOU also includes the participation of Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) Medical Sciences Group in developing training programs to equip healthcare professionals, IT specialists and medical students with the skills needed to develop and implement AI in clinical environments.
In addition, Philips will share its expertise and global practices in computing and AI research with Siloam and UPH to create scalable and customized technology solutions for healthcare.
New Center for Medical AI based in Singapore
The National Healthcare Group and Nanyang Technological University have established a new research center dedicated to AI in healthcare.
The Center of AI in Medicine (C-AIM), led by NTU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, aims to solve the challenges in fully adopting and integrating AI solutions in healthcare, including the lack of data that verifying its effectiveness, legal and ethical considerations, and the demand for evidence that AI reduces operational and manpower costs.
Based on a press release, the new AI center will focus on four areas: mental health, elderly vulnerability, medical imaging and cancer screening, which aligns with Singapore’s second National AI Strategy.
With more than 100 researchers and physicians on board, C-AIM will conduct AI simulation and implementation studies with support from partners including the Yale School of Medicine and Olympus Singapore.
Singapore-UK partnership in health data science
The National Research Foundation under the Office of the Prime Minister of Singapore will collaborate with organizations in the UK in the areas of healthcare and data science.
The agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Health Data Research UK, an independent alliance of healthcare and research organisations. They will explore opportunities to leverage health data to address pressing healthcare issues and improve patient outcomes in Singapore, the United Kingdom and other regions.
Their partnership will also involve the University of Nottingham and Swansea University Medical School in the UK, as well as Singapore’s Agency for Science Technology and Research and the Ministry of Health’s Trusted Research and Real-world Utilization and Sharing Tech Office . Healthcare transformation.
Apollo HealthAxis will roll out Garmin fitness trackers
Apollo HealthAxis, the IT subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals, has signed an initial agreement with Garmin for an integrated offering.
In a statement, Garmin shared that as part of this deal, its fitness trackers will soon be offered on select Apollo health plans. Meanwhile, select Garmin fitness trackers will offer access to Apollo’s AI-powered personalized health program.
In addition, the two companies agreed on a joint program to deliver health services to rural communities in India.