15-Sep-17 New Zealand health software developer Orion Health will deliver its Healthcare Enterprise Service to Singapore's Integrated Health Information Systems in a new five-year deal, to deliver services and infrastructure for public hospitals using the National Electronic Health Record. [image: Reseller News]

04-Sep-17 Korea's LG CNS has been selected to establish Bahrain’s new national health insurance system, which will allow Bahrain to monitor people’s medical costs, prescriptions, medical treatment appropriateness and the like, in real time. [image: Business Korea]

22-Aug-17 A group of Japanese universities, in partnership with the government, plans to establish an information bank to share medical data among hospitals with patient permission, a system seen saving costs and time by eliminating redundant tests and simplifying communication. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

18-Aug-17 Alibaba is to launch the country’s first application of Blockchain technology in the medical sector. "It is cost effective and safe. With Blockchain, health centers and district hospitals are interconnected," said Zhang Zhihong, director at Zhenglu Town Health Center. [image: The Cointelegraph]

08-Aug-17 The increasing movement across Asian borders will surely make roaming universal health coverage (UHC) a reality soon. Inter-connected and inter-operable health information systems across countries would facilitate bilateral and multi-lateral mutual recognition and agreements that could formalize roaming. [image: Asian Development Bank]