Vietnam/ Digital transformation accelerates in Hô Chi Minh City's hospitals

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department, to date, most hospitals have applied numerous digital tools to optimize the medical examination and treatment process, helping to modernize the city's healthcare system, serving the population more effectively.

Solutions include the deployment of online appointment booking systems, information kiosks, medical examination registration kiosks and cashless payments, improving the quality and speed of services and care in hospital environments.

In particular, the electronic health record has been integrated into the VNeID application, helping to connect data toes to 100% of healthcare facilities, by connecting to the health insurance assessment data portal.

According to experts, the integration of numerous additional functionalities into the VNeID application, including online drug purchasing, marks an important step in the process of digital transformation of the healthcare sector.

These solutions not only reduce waiting times and improve the patient experience, but also help to optimize healthcare management.These solutions not only reduce waiting times and improve patient experience, but also help to optimize healthcare management, moving towards a more modern, convenient and user-friendly healthcare system," said Associate Professor-Doctor Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department.

Hospitals such as the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyên Tri Phuong, Blood Transfusion and Hematology, Hung Vuong, Nhân dân Gia Dinh... have made efforts to switch from paper to electronic records.

Application of artificial intelligence

Many hospitals have also applied telemedicine to connect doctors at grassroots health posts with general practitioners and specialists at the regional level.decedents and specialists in municipal hospitals, and provide remote professional support when needed.

The application of telemedicine is widely deployed in consultation activities, distance training and the sharing of medical examination and treatment experiences," continued Associate Professor-Doctor Tang Chi Thuong. This helps to improve treatment efficiency, update treatment regimens and facilitate continuing education activities, specialized consultations for provincial and municipal hospitals in the South, he said.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is applied to medical examination and treatment activities: robotic surgery at Binh Dân Hospital, application of the robot to bone biopsy in hard-to-reach areas at Military Hospital 175, application of AI to diagnosis through the use of a robotic device, and application of AI to diagnosis through the use of a robotic device.application of AI to imaging diagnostics (X-ray, CT scan, MRI) in numerous hospitals, and to radiotherapy planning at the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital.

In addition, Nhân dân 115 Hospital is the first unit in the country to apply AI RAPID software to prescribe thrombectomy to treat cerebral infarction in patients within 6 hours of arrival in the emergency department.

Source: lecourrier.vn/