KT, Asan Medical Center Team Up to Tackle Medical Challenges With AI
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KT and Asan Medical Center are pushing ahead with development of future medical AI services and cooperation on medical AX.
The two sides will jointly develop AI medical services that can be applied in clinical settings, support clinical decision-making, and improve patient experiences.
They will form and operate a working council starting late this month, and Asan Medical Center plans to develop into a leading hub for future medical AI.
KT and Asan Medical Center are pushing ahead with development of future medical AI services and medical AX cooperation linked to the government’s 'AI Basic Medical Care Strategy.' KT announced on the 10th that it had signed an MOU with Asan Medical Center on medical AX cooperation. Based on the agreement, the two sides will pursue the building of an 'AI hospital.'
The two sides plan to develop AI medical services that can be applied in clinical settings. They will also work on solving medical field challenges, including AX-based support for clinical decision-making and improved patient experiences. They will also jointly explore ways to apply and expand medical AI technology in clinical practice.
To that end, the two sides plan to form and operate a working council starting late this month, while continuing to push ahead with detailed projects. Asan Medical Center plans to be nurtured as a leading base for future medical AI and aims to expand AI services across the medical field based on that effort.
KT plans to help flesh out service models based on its core infrastructure and AX platform capabilities. KT will also support technology verification and take part in the planning and development of clinically applicable AI medical services.
Park Seung-il, president of Asan Medical Center, said the key to future medical competitiveness lies in the safe and effective integration of data and AI into real clinical settings. Park said the center will work with KT to identify and apply AI medical services that can be validated in clinical settings, and based on that, improve patient safety and treatment outcomes while leading medical innovation.
Kim Bong-gyun, vice president and head of KT's Enterprise Division, said the company plans to bring together its core technologies and capabilities while pushing ahead with building an AI hospital with Asan Medical Center. Kim said the two sides plan to jointly develop AI medical services that can be applied in medical settings, and, given KT's AX platform capabilities spanning AI, cloud and data, it aims to accelerate AX innovation in medical settings and lead future medical AI.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406782
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