"From Diagnosis to Administration, Powered by AI"... Ministry of Science and ICT Launches 'AI-Specialized Hospital' Pilot Project Call

Implementing AX Across the Entire Patient Journey
100 Billion Won Invested Over Two Years to Build a Public Hospital-Centered Model

The "Medical AX (AI Transformation)" initiative, which aims to expand medical artificial intelligence (AI) from individual diagnostic tools to entire hospital systems, is set to begin in earnest. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on April 20 that it will be accepting applications for the "AI-Specialized Hospital AX-Ready Pilot Project" from today until May 26.

The core of this project is to integrate AI throughout the entire "Patient Journey," spanning diagnosis, treatment, administration, and post-management. Unlike the previous approach of introducing AI solutions for specific disease diagnoses individually, this marks the first attempt to redesign the entire hospital system to be AI-based, making it highly significant.

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Validating the 'AI Full Stack' Model Centered on Public Hospitals

The call for proposals is open to public medical institutions at the general hospital level or higher, which will lead a consortium together with AI solution providers and cloud service companies. Selected projects will receive a total budget of 10 billion won over a two-year period (up to 5 billion won in 2026).

Through this initiative, the government plans to validate leading models and standard frameworks before building a regional "AI-Specialized Hospital Network" in the future. The goal is to realize a "medical AI full stack" that covers infrastructure, platforms, and AI services.

The pilot project will integrate three main packages: ▲ expanding the adoption of medical AI, ▲ building a regional collaborative care platform, and ▲ automating hospital work. Commercialized AI solutions such as Dr. Answer and digital therapeutic devices will be introduced throughout the entire cycle. At the same time, data will be shared and analyzed among medical institutions to establish a collaborative care system, while administrative efficiency will also be promoted through features like voice-recognition charting and automated insurance claims.

Kim Kyungman, Policy Chief of the Ministry of Science and ICT's Artificial Intelligence Policy Office, stated, "Since the 'Dr. Answer' initiative has already laid the foundation for medical AI, this project will serve as a turning point for implementing various AI technologies as integrated services. We will ensure that the public hospital-centered leading model strengthens local and essential healthcare capabilities."

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