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What to expect in Asia-Pacific health IT in 2025?

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We are also seeing more general practices using the Inca shared health record and care planning tool that connects patients and their care team, as well as GoShare technology for digital literacy, patient literacy, and enrolment into continuous quality improvement initiatives.

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Ping An launches AI avatars of top Chinese doctors

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The chatbot currently covers general practice and will be later expanded to gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, andrology, traditional Chinese medicine, dermatology, and general medicine. It also offers simplified interpretation of medical reports and laboratory results and personalised medication reminders.

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Australian Catholic University to develop digital nursing education platform and more briefs

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In a statement, Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey said the new service aims to help people, particularly those who are not enrolled in a general practice (GP) or having trouble accessing GP services, get easier access to primary mental health support.

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UK aims to offer patients genetics-based medication counseling

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Videha Sharma, clinical innovation lead at the University of Manchester, explains the NHS’s plan to expand pharmacogenetics, or how people’s genetic codes influence the effects of drugs, beyond specialist care to general practice.

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Telehealth has grown by leaps at doc practices, with wide variance in usage patterns

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According to a new AMA Policy Research Perspectives report videoconferencing is a favored means of patient consults for significant numbers of dermatology practices (87.3%), urologists (87.2%), pediatricians (82.9%) and cardiologists (82%). These differing specialties are also using telehealth in different ways.

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Verizon Business and Visionable team up to empower next generation healthcare with 5G

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These environments will showcase the end-to-end care pathway from smart ambulances, control centres, hospital wards, General Practices (GPs) consultation rooms to care homes. WHY IT MATTERS.

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GE HealthCare Launches Versana Premier AI Ultrasound System

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Versana Premier: Designed for Versatility and Efficiency Versana Premier is a reliable, affordable, and user-friendly ultrasound system designed to meet the needs of healthcare professionals in diverse clinical settings, including general practice, OB/GYN, musculoskeletal (MSK), and cardiology.