17-Oct-14 Over the past five years the Chinese government invested USD371 billion on healthcare incentives, but while these measures are important and necessary, they have not yet been sufficient to address all the key issues. One such issue is guiding patient flows to avoid overloading big hospitals. [image: frog healthcare group / design mind]

13-Oct-14  A system recently unveiled in Taiwan compiles and makes available information on the medical care patients have received over the past year. Another system launched in 2013 enables doctors and pharmacists to check patients’ prescriptions in real-time. [image: CommonWealth]

06-Oct-14 Korea's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) has selected 15 projects for investment including three in medical technology and 12 in the bio-health area. These include mobile heart rate monitoring devices, smart wheelchairs, a method to diagnose Internet and game addiction, and body-friendly bio-implants.

02-Oct-14 Korean medical appliance manufacturers could be sandwiched between global leaders and their Japanese and Chinese counterparts. GE, Philips, and Siemens are expanding their business by aggressive investment and Japanese companies' technological strength is likely to be redoubled with assistance from the Japanese government. All this has created an entry barrier for Korean companies. [image: University of Bristol]

28-Sep-14 Unlike in some countries where hospitals are encouraged to adopt electronic medical record (EMR) systems by the government, hospitals in Korea are not required to go digital, but the number of facilities with EMR has still increased dramatically over the past decade. [image: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital]