Kakao and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service Launch Digital Innovation in Healthcare

From the left, Shin Jeong-hwan, Senior Vice President of Kakao; Kim Seon-min, President of the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service; Baek Sang-yeop, CEO of Kakao Enterprise

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kakao Enterprise, Kakao, and the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) have joined forces to create a digital healthcare environment and revitalize the smart health market.

The three organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 22nd for digital innovation in healthcare.

They will actively collaborate in various areas including the activation of smart health based on digital healthcare innovation, creation of a digital medical environment through certificate and electronic document platforms, support for new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud, and improvement of non-face-to-face work environments and infrastructure.

The Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service is a national medical evaluation agency responsible for evaluating medical appropriateness, reviewing claims for health insurance, automobile insurance, and medical aid, and paying medical providers through the National Health Insurance Corporation.

Through this agreement, Kakao Enterprise will establish a foundation to expand AI and cloud-based platforms such as 'Kakao i Connect Talk' and 'Kakao i Cloud' into the healthcare sector.

Citizens will be able to easily check various medical information and receive consultations through 'Kakao i Connect Talk.' Additionally, by using 'Kakao i Cloud,' they plan to cooperate to improve non-face-to-face work environments and digitize tasks to innovate infrastructure.

Kakao will be able to participate in creating a digital medical environment based on HIRA’s information and Kakao certificates.

Kim Sun-min, President of HIRA, stated, "We will strive to become a more useful institution for the public by gradually applying the medical usage improvement tasks and related information disclosure channels performed by HIRA to private service platforms."

Baek Sang-yeop, CEO of Kakao Enterprise, said, "We will support the safe utilization of healthcare information held by HIRA by leveraging various AI technologies of Kakao Enterprise and actively contribute to the digital activation of the medical market."

Shin Jeong-hwan, Senior Vice President of Kakao, added, "We will closely cooperate with HIRA so that Kakao’s certification technology and services can contribute to the digital innovation of healthcare information."

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