Indonesia reports first robotic heart surgery and more instructions
Jakarta Heart Hospital is the first to perform robotic heart surgery in Indonesia
Harapan Kita National Cardiac Hospital in Jakarta has performed what could be the first heart surgery using robotic technology in Indonesia.
The heart hospital invited India-based SS Innovations and its CEO and founder Dr. Sudhir Srivastava to demonstrate their technology, first via total endoscopic coronary bypass. Other robotic surgical procedures were also performed, such as CABG of the internal mammary artery (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) and ASD (atrial septal defect) repair.
“We investigated the integration of robotic surgery into cardiovascular care at Harapan Kita Hospital and reviewed the surgical robotic systems available worldwide. We found that the SSi Mantra is the only system that supports the full spectrum of robotic cardiac surgery,” said hospital director Dr. Iwan Dakota in a statement.
In June, SS Innovations received regulatory approval from the Indonesian Ministry of Health to commercialize its flagship robot-assisted surgery system.
South Korea is developing an electronic medical record system for closed healthcare facilities
South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare has begun testing a medical records storage system designed to close or shutter medical facilities.
The electronic system allows patients in healthcare facilities that are closed or going bankrupt to access their medical records.
The pilot, conducted in collaboration with the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, involves 12 public health centers using commercial EMR systems with automatic transfer of medical records.
A revision of the Medical Act in 2020 led to the creation of this medical records storage system, which started operating in October 2023. The plan is for the system to be officially launched in June next year.
KPJ Health adopts diagnostic AI
Malaysia’s private hospital group KPJ Health recently partnered with Chinese medical AI company Airdoc for advanced diagnostics.
KPJ Health Central Hospital has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the use of Airdoc’s diagnostic AI. The Beijing-based health technology company is developing software to screen retinal images for diabetic retinopathy.
Healthcare Global is pursuing genAI cancer research
HealthCare Global Enterprises, one of India’s largest cancer care networks, has partnered with Accenture to leverage new and big AI for cancer research.
Their collaboration overall will apply AI and deep learning to analyze cancer data and advance understanding of various cancers, enabling precision medicine and contributing to cancer treatment and healthcare advancements.
A specific goal of this collaboration is to leverage Accenture’s generative AI studios to discover and develop novel cancer drug targets, mechanisms, pathways and biomarkers.
According to a media statement, ThThe organizations are currently prioritizing identifying molecular signatures for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma and head and neck cancer.
“Given the heterogeneity of tumor genomics and other forms of omics, AI has become an integral part of precise, personalized medical advances. AI-powered innovation has activated established drugs in certain tumors, which was not the case before,” said HCG director Dr BS Ajaikumar. commented.
IIT Kharagpur opens a Tata-backed digital health research center
The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has set up a digital healthcare research center in partnership with Tata Group’s IT consultancy.
The Tata Consultancy Services Research Center at the institute’s research park in Kolkata will focus on producing research in digital health, robotics and intelligent systems, using edge computing, embedded systems and AI.
The organizations did not reveal further details about their research efforts.