How to remote medical examination and treatment, save travel time-Information Technology

Digital transformation in health and healthcare is a strong trend, having a great impact on all relevant organizations, including the state management apparatus.

In 2020, there are more than 6,000 startups and 40 health tech unicorns in the world. The global “digital health” market will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.9% from 2020 to 2027.

“Health care is the third largest investment attraction in the world with 60.72 billion USD in 2020 with major trends such as telemedicine, Internet of Medical Things – IoMT, remote patient monitoring (Remote Patient Monitoring – RPM), virtual reality (VR&AR)…” – Mr. Huynh Kim Tuoc, CEO of Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB).

Digital transformation in health and healthcare is a strong trend, having a great impact on all relevant organizations, including the state management apparatus.

In fact, the application of information technology in the management, administration and medical examination and treatment of hospitals is extremely necessary and is an important step towards a smart healthcare.

Dr. Nguyen The Dung – Former Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health shared. Photo: Tieu MINH

Dr. Nguyen The Dung – Former Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City shared: “With the advancement of technology as well as great demands from patients, we always need new solutions for healthcare.

Especially perfecting the data system to bring health care models to every corner, this is also a vital factor for patients and urgently needs to be deployed for the medical industry.”

The application of technology in implementing online family doctor services is also a content mentioned in the event “Digital health ecosystem: Products and practical applications”.

Family doctor is a service model that will significantly contribute to consolidating and strengthening the public health system and preventive medicine, which is a huge policy of the Vietnamese health sector today. now.

By applying technology, the distance between doctors and patients in both space and time is almost no longer there. We can completely believe that technology will bring family doctors to each house more quickly and effectively,” said Mr. Vu Thai Ha, Chief Operating Officer of eDoctor.

Mr. Vu Thai Ha (right cover), Operations Director of eDoctor shared about the Family Doctor service. Photo: Tieu MINH

Within the framework of the event, in addition to the exchange and discussion sessions, experts and a number of healthcare units such as SIHUB, eDoctor, Pharmacity, GlobalCare, TMA Innovation and Doctor Coffee established a Digital Health Club to accelerate the deployment of technology into health care, helping people save time and effort when traveling for medical examination and treatment.

Remote medical examination and treatment helps people save travel time. Photo: Tieu MINH