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Sehat Kahani co-founder Dr Sara Saeed Khurram (center) together with Series A funding round investors
Women-led Pakistani telehealth startup bags $3M Series A funding
By Adam Ang | 04:17 pm | December 25, 2023
A doctor looking for patient data on a desktop computer
First LG CNS AI cooperation in South Korea and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 01:51 am | December 22, 2023
Also, FPT has closed a deal to exclusively distribute Nipro's blood glucose monitors in Vietnam.
Two nurses checking a patient's medical record on a digital tablet
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How to overcome the nursing shortage challenge with a people-first, data-driven approach
By Accenture | 06:02 pm | December 19, 2023
Together, talent and technology can help to solve Southeast Asia’s nursing shortage by relieving the pressure on healthcare workers, improving the nurse and patient experience and getting people the care they deserve.
A doctor relaying a patient's heart X-ray findings via teleconsultation
Japanese demand for digital hospital tech starting to pick up
By Adam Ang | 12:20 am | December 19, 2023
Private hospitals in Japan adopt technology more than their public counterparts.
A nurse checking a patient's file on a laptop in the hospital corridor
Data privacy still a top concern for digitalisation in APAC
By Adam Ang | 03:05 am | December 18, 2023
Hospitals also worry about the lack of digital talent and the incompatibility of various digital solutions. 
Hospital staff in a meeting
2024 outlook: Southeast Asian hospitals ready to acquire new digital tech, treatment
By Adam Ang | 02:58 am | December 18, 2023
They generally exhibited a high rate of technology adoption.
A doctor having a virtual consultation with a patient
South Korea expands telemedicine pilot and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 01:43 am | December 15, 2023
Also, two hospitals under SingHealth have started adopting Lunit's AI chest X-ray solution.
Healthcare workers in a meeting
Singaporean health chiefs embrace digital health to tackle staff shortage: report
By Adam Ang | 02:18 am | December 05, 2023
They are also committed to investing in AI technologies in the long run.
A doctor in a remote teleconsultation with a patient
Cybersecurity frameworks in APAC don’t support remote care: report
By Adam Ang | 08:53 am | November 29, 2023
Data security protections also remain weak.
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SatuSehat mobile EMR access enabled and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 11:55 pm | November 23, 2023
Also, major military hospitals in Uzbekistan have started adopting AI medical image screening solutions from VUNO.