Digital transformation of healthcare realizes smart hospitals

On April 19, Hospital 199 (Ministry of Public Security) organized a scientific workshop with the theme "Digital transformation in hospitals - Orientation towards smart hospitals".

The workshop is a forum connecting experts, technology solution providers and healthcare units to jointly promote the digital transformation process. Photo: XUAN QUYNH

In the context of the strong spread of the 4.0 industrial revolution, digital transformation in the healthcare sector is an inevitable trend to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, optimize management processes and move towards building a smart hospital model. This workshop not only demonstrates the positive response to the policies of the Ministry of Health but also affirms the pioneering role of hospitals in the healthcare modernization process.

Dr. Ho Thi Thu Hang, Director of Vinh Long Department of Health, presented the application of Mediexpress technology in stroke management and care in Vinh Long. Photo: XUAN QUYNH

The program brought in-depth discussions on new technology trends such as AI, Big Data, IoT, Cloud and practical applications in hospital operations. Highlights include the Mediexpress stroke care model in Vinh Long province, the 199 Medical Hubs innovation complex model, the Ititan unified data platform solution as well as the orientation of building Smart Hospitals and information security issues in healthcare.

The event gathered a large number of health managers, leading experts in information technology and digital health across the country. Photo: XUAN QUYNH

Dr. Truong Minh Chuong, lecturer at the University of Technology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, emphasized that smart hospitals are the highest development result from the digitalization and digital transformation process, aiming to improve the efficiency, performance and quality of healthcare. The roadmap for developing smart hospitals needs to be based on core platforms such as electronic medical records (EMR), medical image archiving and transmission systems (PACS), laboratory information systems (LIS), hospital management systems (HIS)... Careful preparation of IT infrastructure and human resource training are prerequisite steps.

Dr. Ho Thi Thu Hang, Director of the Department of Health of Vinh Long province, said that the deployment of technology at commune health stations - a specific step in the journey of digital transformation of the local health sector - not only allows early screening of risk factors for stroke, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease, but also effectively connects care levels, enhances disease prevention capabilities, and reduces the burden on upper levels.

In particular, the workshop featured a cooperation signing ceremony between Hospital 199 and strategic partners such as the Vinh Long Provincial Department of Health, Titan Data Analytics Company and DX82 Company, creating an important foundation to strongly promote the digital transformation process.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/chuyen-doi-so-y-te-hien-thuc-hoa-benh-vien-thong-minh-post791425.html