Asia

“Countries that had the most comprehensive responses to the pandemic seem to be those that had a recent memory of an adverse event,” said Dr Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer, HIMSS.

Dr Tan and Sivaramakrishnan shared their experiences in implementing new solutions and processes at their respective hospitals.

Two panelists shared their first-hand experience in exploiting technologies to battle the pandemic in China and Malaysia. 

An interview with Dr Helmi Zakariah, CEO, AIME.   

Digital health tools and investments offer great opportunity for efficiency improvements and better health outcomes in the country.

These solutions can now be commercialized and sold in 27 member states of the European Union, the Acceding countries as well as EFTA states.

“We need the integration of traditional healthcare and digital healthcare … integrate public and private sectors together, so we can solve problems more effectively,” said Dr Surangkana Techapaitoon, deputy CEO of Samitivej and BNH Group of Hospitals.

An interview with Dr Tan Hui Ling, Managing Director, BSC & OMSMC.

In 2018 alone, approximately 12,000 audits performed for broad-spectrum antibiotic use at SGH revealed that 20 per cent to 30 per cent of these prescriptions were inappropriate.

Dr Ian Chuang, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), EMEALAAP Health at Elsevier, shares on how hospitals can prepare for a new normal in a post COVID-19 world.