Siloam collaborates on AI 

Siloam Hospitals in Indonesia will be adopting a range of AI solutions from Philips as part of a new partnership.

The companies recently signed a memorandum of understanding, which among other things aims to deploy AI technologies across Siloam, particularly in radiology, pathology, interventional cardiology and clinical operations.

Through this collaboration, the hospital network also eyes to power telemedicine, EMR, and remote patient monitoring with AI. 

The MOU also involves the participation of Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) Medical Sciences Group in developing training programmes to equip healthcare professionals, IT specialists, and medical students with the skills required to develop and implement AI in clinical settings. 

Moreover, Philips will share with Siloam and UPH its expertise and global practices in informatics and AI research to create scalable and tailored healthcare technology solutions.  

New centre on medicine AI established in Singapore

The National Healthcare Group and the Nanyang Technological University have established a new research centre dedicated to healthcare AI. 

The Centre of AI in Medicine (C-AIM), led by NTU's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, aims to resolve challenges in fully adopting and integrating AI solutions in healthcare, including the lack of data verifying their effectiveness, legal and ethical considerations, and demand for proofs of AI reducing operational and manpower costs.

Based on a media release, the new AI centre will focus on four areas: mental health, elderly frailty, medical imaging, and cancer screening, which aligns with Singapore’s second National AI Strategy. 

With over 100 researchers and clinicians onboard, C-AIM will conduct AI simulation and implementation studies with support from partners, including the Yale School of Medicine and Olympus Singapore. 

Singapore-UK partnership on health data science

The National Research Foundation under the Singapore Prime Minister's Office will be collaborating with organisations in the United Kingdom on healthcare and data science.

The agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Health Data Research UK, an independent alliance of healthcare and research organisations. They will explore opportunities to harness health data to address pressing healthcare issues and improve patient outcomes in Singapore, the UK, and other regions. 

Their partnership will also involve the University of Nottingham and Swansea University Medical School in the United Kingdom, as well as Singapore's Agency for Science Technology and Research and the Trusted Research and the Real-world Utilisation and Sharing Tech Office of the Ministry of Health Office for Healthcare Transformation. 

Apollo HealthAxis to rollout Garmin fitness trackers

Apollo Hospitals' health IT subsidiary Apollo HealthAxis has entered into an initial deal with Garmin for an integrated offering. 

In a statement, Garmin shared that as part of this deal, its fitness trackers will be offered soon on select Apollo health plans. Meanwhile, select Garmin fitness trackers will feature access to Apollo's AI-driven personalised health programme. 

Additionally, the two companies agreed on a joint programme to deliver health services to rural communities in India.