Ehealth Vietnam Summit 2020 to take place in Hanoi next week

The programme aims to make the most of advantages in information technology
application, mobilise social resources and seek solutions to promote the rapid,
timely and efficient implementation of digital transformation in the medical
field in the context of the pandemic, heard a press conference held in
Hanoi on December 24 by the Government Office and the Ministry of Health.

In addition to the plenary session, there are also four sidelines seminars
focusing on topics such as: Digital transformation in medical examination and
treatment, Digital transformation in disease prevention and healthcare; Digital
transformation in health management and non-cash payments. Achievements of
in the health field and medical innovations will be also
introduced at this event.

Digital transformation in the medical sector includes the comprehensive
application of information technology, with a special focus on modern digital
technologies, leading to a positive change in all medical activities of the
health sector, Director of the Ministry of Health’s Information Technology
Agency Tran Quy Tuong told the press conference.

Tuong said that the health sector has stepped up and made a breakthrough in IT
application, access to digital technologies such as connected internet of
things (IoT) in the medical field, artificial intelligence, virtual reality,
cloud computing and big data analytics in recent years.

According to Tuong, the sector has promoted the application of information
technology in hospitals such as 100 percent of hospitals nationwide have
deployed a hospital management information system, 10 hospitals and one clinic
have deployed electronic medical records instead of paper ones, while 23
hospitals have deployed image storage and transmission systems (PACS) instead
of printing films. Some hospitals in Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City have used
social networks in patient interactions. The application of electronic medical
records for patients and cloud computing applications were available also in Nghe
An, Tien Giang and Kon Tum provinces.

The Ministry of Health also collaborated with Vietnam Social Insurance Agency
to successfully implement the interconnection between medical examination and
treatment facilities nationwide and the Social Insurance Agency. To date, 99.5
percent of healthcare facilities across the country have connected with the
assessment system of the Vietnam Social Insurance Agency, according to the
Information Technology Agency.

The sector has developed a remote medical examination and treatment
consultation system and IoT in the health sector and deployed artificial
intelligence and robotic applications in the medical field. The sector also
developed and deployed electronic health records and promoted the application
of information technology in grassroots health facilities by developing a
unified management software for commune health stations nationwide. It also
organised the electronic health statistics system nationwide and applied IT
advances in the prevention and control of COVID-19, such as the voluntary
medical declaration software (NCOVI), the Vietnam Health Declaration, Bluezone
and Safe COVID apps.

The health sector plans to apply digital technology in most of its activities
and services, forming a smart health system with three main contents: smart
prevention; smart medical examination and treatment; and smart medical
administration./.