Harapan Kita National Cardiac Hospital in Jakarta has performed Indonesia’s first robotic cardiac surgery, featuring procedures like Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass. The hospital partnered with SS Innovations, which recently received regulatory approval for its robotic surgical system. Meanwhile, South Korea is piloting an electronic medical record system for shuttered facilities, while Malaysia’s KPJ Health is adopting AI diagnostics and India’s HCG collaborates with Accenture on AI-driven cancer research. IIT Kharagpur has launched a digital health research center with Tata Group.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
