South Korea ' s healthcare system is often referred to as one of the best and most efficient in the world . At a recent conference hosted by Korean Doctors ’ Weekly , the country ' s most influential medical newspaper , representatives from Korea ' s five largest hospitals shared their plans for digital transformation , which will enable them to lead medicine in the future

Seoul National University Hospital

The Seoul National University Hospital has a new telehealth platform and a high-speed wireless network and data centre . It has also focused its efforts on research - setting up a medical technology research committee and , in November 2020 , implementing a cloud-based big data research platform .

Seoul St . Mary ' s Hospital

One of the largest hospitals in South Korea , and part of the country ’ s largest healthcare network ( the Catholic Medical Center ), this hospital deploys contactless nursing care and AI-based voice recognition medical records solutions that have been particularly beneficial since the start of the pandemic .

Asan Medical Center

Asan Medical Center also uses a voice recognition system , in this case , to read medical images in real-time . Artificial intelligence helps to automate nursing schedules ; additionally , there ' s an integrated data management platform and a precision medicine platform .

18 August 2021