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The region's healthcare leaders outline the key digital health and AI trends they expect will shape clinical care, data use, and innovation in the new year.

Severance Hospital researchers have developed an AI platform that converts paramedic voice reports into clinical records, predicts patient deterioration, and recommends suitable transfer hospitals.

The government will also fund hospital-based verification programs so AI tools can be tested and validated at scale before clinical rollout.

Also, Yonsei University has received $4 million in state funding to develop AI for automating nursing workflows.

CEO Lim Kooi Ling shares what sets the Penang-based specialist hospital apart from other finalists and how digitalisation contributed to its recognition.

Also, Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad, India, has unveiled an AI-powered clinic for diagnosing lung nodules.

As part of the group's digital transformation, it is moving to a single platform for managing workforce, finance, planning, and contracts by January 2026.

PRECISE confirms that hereditary cancers and kidney-related genetic diseases are under review for potential national genetic testing programme expansion.

The AWS-hosted platform can detect emerging disease threats earlier, assess risks faster, and coordinate responses within and across borders without compromising data sovereignty.

Also, Naver is launching a new search service that provides access to health insurance data on over 100 common diseases.