HTNI recently caught up with Benedict Tan, group chief digital strategy officer and chief data officer for SingHealth – the largest public healthcare cluster in Singapore – and a member of the board of directors at Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Benedict shared with us his vision for […]
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Singapore’s Thomson Medical goes live with electronic medical record
Thomson Medical, a provider of healthcare for women and children in Singapore, has gone live with MEDITECH’s electronic medical record Expanse at the maternity-focused Thomson Medical Centre. The centre reportedly sought a solution that could help enhance patient safety and comfort for mothers and babies particularly during the transition between […]
US’s Aptar Digital Health acquires Singapore-based Healint
In the US, Aptar Digital Health, a provider of digital health solutions, has announced its acquisition of Healint, a Singapore-based company specialising in multimodal health and the generation of real-world evidence for improving treatment outcomes and expediting clinical trials. According to a press release, Aptar is hoping that the acquisition […]
Singapore-based Qritive announces collaboration with diagnostic centres and hospitals in India
Singapore-based AI solution provider Qritive has announced an upcoming collaboration with three diagnostic centres and hospitals in India: Metropolis Healthcare, the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and CŌRE Diagnostics. The collaboration will see Qritive’s AI technology integrated into pathology workflows, in a move which the company hopes will help to improve […]
Digital healthcare hub established in Singapore
German science and technology company Merck has established its first digital hub in Singapore with the aim of supporting advancements within healthcare. The hub is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), with the EDB’s senior vice president and head of healthcare Wan Yee Goh sharing hopes that the […]
Philips Future Health Index 2023 places Singapore’s health sector “at the forefront of digital tech”
Philips’ Future Health Index 2023 has placed Singapore’s health sector “at the forefront of digital technology” on workforce, efficiency and sustainability. According to the report, Singapore’s need for an additional 24,000 healthcare workers to support its aging population and meet the demands on the nation’s health system, is being alleviated […]