Renowned IBM Watson has shown blind spots in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted decision-making in healthcare, forcing its health department to be sold at a low price after failing to generate any substantial clinical breakthrough. In December 2021, Oracle Corporation acquired electronic medical records software company Cerner Corporation for US$28.3 billion, entering the industry of medical care and health information technology. Adopting completely different strategies, the aforementioned two companies serve as typical examples as the global competition of smart healthcare becomes intensified.
The future prospects of Taiwan’s smart healthcare are detailed as follows. In recent years, the design and construction of smart wards has become prevalent in Taiwan. The trend opens up opportunities to enter the medical industry by cooperating with the domestic information and communications industry, which boasts solid foundation, to develop various types of early warning system used in wards. The AI-based early warning system provides medical attention to high-risk inpatients at all times, and early warnings enable medical staff to respond in a timely manner, which safeguards patient safety and reduces burden on medical staff.
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