Candidate Lee Sangil: "Will Cooperate on Developing AI Platform to Prevent Emergency Room 'Ping-Ponging'"

On May 5, Lee Sangil, the People Power Party candidate for Mayor of Yongin Special City, announced that he would cooperate with local medical institutions for the health of citizens, including considering support for the development of an AI platform to prevent “ping-ponging” at emergency rooms.

Candidate Lee Sangil is meeting with Lee Donghoon, president of the Yongin City Medical Association, and other officials from the Yongin City Medical Association who visited the election campaign office on the 5th to explore the possibility of cooperation with local medical institutions regarding the city's health policy. Photo provided by candidate Lee Sangil

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On this day, candidate Lee met with Lee Donghun, chairman of the Yongin Medical Association, and other association officials who visited his election camp to explore the possibility of cooperation with local medical institutions regarding the city’s health policy. He said, “For the health of citizens, I will review ways to cooperate with local medical institutions within the scope permitted by laws and ordinances.”

The Yongin Medical Association proposed the following on the same day: expanding support for flu vaccinations to all citizens; increasing the participation of local medical institutions in the provision of chronic disease prescription subsidies, which are currently centered on public health centers; and developing an AI platform to prevent “ping-ponging” at emergency rooms.

The medical association explained that support for prescription costs for chronic disease patients is currently focused only on citizens who are able to visit public health centers, meaning that patients with severe conditions or elderly people who have difficulty moving could be left out.

In response, candidate Lee said, “I will review the possibility of supporting prescription costs for chronic diseases,” and added, “I believe it is desirable to expand flu vaccinations to all citizens, and I will review this matter carefully.”

Candidate Sangil Lee is meeting with Lee Donghoon, chairman of the Yongin Medical Association, and other representatives from Yongin City Medical Association who visited the campaign office on the 5th to discuss the possibility of cooperation with local medical institutions regarding the city's health policies. Provided by candidate Sangil Lee.

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Candidate Lee stated, “With regard to the use of AI, it seems that utilizing AI has already become essential in modern society. Since the development of an AI platform to prevent emergency room ping-ponging is closely related to improving the emergency medical system, I will review this as a priority, and as for AI-based support for basic image reading, I will look into the legal grounds and review the matter.”

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