Artificial intelligence use poised for rapid growth in Chinese hospitals
Alibaba Health to partner with three hospitals to launch its first AI medical lab, as an ageing country looks to advanced technology to alleviate an acute imbalance of resources nationwide
Alibaba Health is partnering with three leading mainland hospitals to launch its first artificial intelligence (AI) medical lab, as an ageing China looks to advanced technology to alleviate what has become an acute imbalance in medical resources distribution, according to officials.
The project includes setting up a public platform to support smart diagnostics and assist clinical decisions, Wang Lei, CEO of Alibaba Health told a major Cloud Conference in Hangzhou on Friday.
The blockchain-technology-enabled platform is also expected to serve as a safe data sharing network among hospitals.
“Thanks to the Internet of Things and rapid advances in cloud computing, health care has become a phenomenon industry,” said Wang in Hangzhou on Friday, where the company is based.
The health care arm of the e-commerce giant signed cooperation deals with two affiliate hospitals of Zhejiang University, and with Xinhua Hospital, which is affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, on the sidelines of the forum.