South Korea expands telemedicine pilot and more briefs
South Korea expands telemedicine pilot
From December 15, the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare will introduce additional measures national telemedicine pilot.
According to a media statement, the program now allows the performance of telemedicine services at night and on public holidays.
Patients who have received face-to-face treatment in a clinic within the past six months now also have access to telemedicine.
About 100 islands and remote areas where healthcare services remain inaccessible have also been designated as “medically vulnerable areas” where telemedicine can also be provided.
In addition, the program prohibits the downloading of original prescriptions through a telemedicine application to prevent counterfeiting. It was recently brought to the Department's attention that some providers had prescribed commonly used medications, violating the telemedicine rule.
Synapxe integrates Lunit AI CXR into 2 SingHealth hospitals
Singapore General Hospital and Changi General Hospital, both under SingHealth, recently adopted Lunit's AI-based X-ray solution.
Synapxe, Singapore's national health technology agency, has integrated the Lunit INSIGHT CXR into the two hospitals' clinical radiology workflow through AimSG, the national AI medical imaging platform.
The integration was achieved through Lunit's collaboration with NTT DATA Singapore, which is also part of the AimSG project. Lunit's AI is expected to help increase hospitals' ability to interpret and diagnose chest diseases.
Lunit will acquire AI mammography solution Volpara
In other related news, Lunit also announced it is acquiring New Zealand-based AI mammography solutions company Volpara Health Technologies for $193 million.
The acquisition will support Lunit's expansion in the United States, where Volpara is deployed in more than 2,000 medical locations.
Absorbing Volpara's repository of more than 100 million high-quality mammogram images will also “boost” the company's AI capabilities, the company said.