30-May-17 Singapore’s Ministry of Health has ambitious plans for transforming the healthcare system by leveraging technologies such as predictive analytics for identifying readmission risks, personalised information based on life journey points, artificial intelligence and robotics-assisted home care. [image: IHiS Facebook Page]

22-May-17 Singapore and Malaysia are becoming smarter about how they provide care and services. Through the use of technology, design thinking, and lean management, hospitals in these countries are putting patients at the centre of healthcare. [image: GovInsider]

18-Apr-17 In Korea, an evaluation and compensation system will be applied to medical devices using innovative technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence and 3D printing. “We will continue to improve systems and give supports so that the healthcare industry will develop into a future growth engine" said Kim Gang-rip, director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. [image: Business Korea]

16-Mar-17 Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand plans to introduce robots into the dispensing process at its pharmacies to improve accuracy in preparing patients' prescriptions, increasing patient safety, and speeding up the hospital's pharmacy services. Currently the hospital handles more than 2 mn lists of medicine per year for patients and is targeting zero errors after the robots are introduced. [image: Bangkok Post]

22-Feb-17 Virtual Reality (VR) is gaining traction in Hong Kong medical care as universities and hospitals increasingly adopt it for patient rehabilitation and medical professionals training. As VR gets cheaper, more physicians, scientists and other medical practitioners use VR in diverse medical disciplines including rehabilitation, robotic and minimally invasive surgery simulation, and immersion therapy such as for depression and phobia. [image: Healthcare Innovation]