Korean government launches tariff support for medtech companiesThe South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute have launched a tariff support centre to help medical device companies navigate recent…
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Intuitive Surgical signs investment, workforce training in Korea, IndiaIntuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic surgical systems based in the United States, has signed deals in South Korea and India to help upskill healthcare professionals.
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SMC Pioneers Digital Healthcare Transformation
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) in South Korea has emerged as a frontrunner in healthcare digitalization by automating critical processes through its proprietary hospital information system, DARWIN. This comprehensive digital ecosystem…
Samsung Medical Center in South Korea has been automating various processes to improve the patient experience.Tasks such as appointment management and insurance claims processing have been automated mainly through its in-house hospital information system,…
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A new study from South Korea has demonstrated the use of AI models to possibly diagnose and stratify attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by analysing eye images.FINDINGS
Researchers from Yonsei University Health System have used four…
Seoul Connects Health Startups with Hospital Data
South Korea’s Seoul city government has launched a groundbreaking partnership with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to empower digital health startups. This collaboration will provide selected startups…
Seoul to hook digital health startups with hospital dataThe city government of Seoul in South Korea partnered with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to assist health and medical startups in harnessing medical and…
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Seoul National University Hospital has developed what could be the first medical large language model in South Korea.The project to develop the medical LLM began last year in March. The SNUH research team started…
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The mobile application for contacting medical emergencies in South Korea has been refreshed after over a decade.Launched in 2014, the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 129 app now has new features to quickly book…
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Study Confirms AI Boosts Cancer Detection Rates
Lunit’s groundbreaking research published in Nature Communications has validated the effectiveness of AI-powered mammography screening in real-world settings. This first-of-its-kind large-scale, multicenter prospective study demonstrated that AI assistance…
