Expert: The healthcare industry is in a critical period of digital transformation

At the seminar on digital products and services for chronic disease prevention and treatment held this week, the participating experts believed that the medical and health industry is in a critical period of digital transformation, and the prospects for digital health technology and applications are very broad
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The symposium was hosted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Center for Chronic and Non-Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
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Mao Qun'an, director of the Department of Planning, Development and Informatization of the National Health Commission, emphasized that the prevention and control of chronic diseases is an important part of the construction of a healthy China ; In the context of the two major eras of digital China, promote digital health to be regulated and developed in the process of development
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Wei Liang, vice president of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, said that the medical and health industry is in a critical period of digital transformation, and the innovative opportunities contained in it will bring new vitality to the entire industry, and the prospects for digital health technology and applications are very broad
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Shen Hongbing, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, deputy director of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the development of new-generation information technology, high-throughput omics technology, and the accumulation of population cohort study data and sample resources have brought new opportunities; How to improve the health and medical big data collection and sharing mechanism, reduce the impact of system bias, and improve the efficiency and availability of omics detection technology are all challenges that must be faced
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Xu Wenli, deputy director of the Electronic Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen coordination and innovation, promote the healthy interactive development of industries, strengthen application promotion to play a leading role in demonstration, and build a support system to improve testing and inspection capabilities
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Dr.
Gauden Galea, the representative of the World Health Organization in China, reminded in a video speech based on research that this field is still in its infancy and the road ahead is still long .

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At the seminar, the first batch of typical digital products and services for chronic disease prevention and treatment was launched, focusing on intelligent self-service health testing, intelligent tobacco control, intelligent screening and diagnosis of chronic diseases, digital therapy for chronic diseases, intelligent monitoring and life support for chronic diseases, intelligent rehabilitation physiotherapy for chronic diseases, Typical innovation practices in the industry are selected from 9 key directions of TCM
intelligent diagnosis and treatment, digital health assistants, and Internet + health science popularization .
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