Chonnam National University Hospital Selected as a 'Health and Medical Data-Centered Hospital'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam National University Hospital (Director Lee Sam-yong) has been selected as a 'Health and Medical Data-Centric Hospital' to lead the 4th Industrial Revolution.

According to Jeonnam National University Hospital on the 27th, a consortium consisting of Jeonnam National University Hospital, Busan National University Hospital, and Kyungpook National University Hospital was selected for the Ministry of Health and Welfare's '2020 Health and Medical Data-Centric Hospital Support Project.'

This project also involves Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital, Yangsan Busan National University Hospital, and Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital.

The 'Health and Medical Data-Centric Hospital Support Project' aims to utilize medical data accumulated in large hospitals to support data-based medical technology research and the development of new drugs, medical devices, artificial intelligence (AI), and to establish a research foundation for medical data.

Specific project details include ▲ establishing a safe environment for utilizing health and medical data through the introduction and reinforcement of computer equipment ▲ laying the groundwork for data utilization by promoting standard dissemination through data security, standardization, and refinement ▲ promoting specialized data by field such as AI, new drug development, cancer data, and major diseases ▲ conducting research for the development of new technologies and artificial intelligence for medical data utilization.

Through this project, the consortium hospitals will collect and standardize clinical data within the cloud, thereby reducing infrastructure costs for data collection and utilization.

Additionally, a systematic and efficient domestic medical information exchange and linkage foundation will be established through medical data governance.

Director Lee Sam-yong stated, “Jeonnam National University Hospital will play a key role in medical innovation utilizing health and medical data to lead the future 4th Industrial Revolution,” and added, “Successful project execution will greatly contribute to the advancement of domestic healthcare and achieving world-class medical capabilities.”

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