Systematic management of diagnostic data is possible through digital healthcare platforms and AI image analysis.

KT announced on the 24th that it held a ceremony to mark the "launch of the Korean-style digital healthcare cooperation project" together with Bundang Seoul National University Hospital at the Russian Railways Central Hospital No. 1 in Moscow, Russia.

Russian Railways is one of the world's top three railway transport companies and also operates 173 hospitals across Russia. In December 2017, KT signed a "Memorandum of Understanding for Digital Healthcare Business" with Russian Railways and agreed to pilot a mobile health diagnostic solution capable of providing primary care at station hospitals and on Trans-Siberian trains. At the ceremony held on this day, KT and Bundang Seoul National University Hospital demonstrated trilateral remote consultation with Moscow Central Hospital No. 1, a hospital in Tula located about 200 km from Moscow, and a hospital in Yaroslavl located about 300 km away. If the heart rate and thyroid condition of patients visiting hospitals in provincial cities with a shortage of doctors are measured using mobile diagnostic devices and the diagnostic results are stored on the KT digital healthcare platform, medical staff at Moscow Central Hospital No. 1 can check the results through the platform and conduct remote consultations via video.

KT plans to establish digital healthcare platforms and solutions at the Russian Railways Central Hospital No. 1 and five regional hospitals by July, and subsequently install the same system on the Trans-Siberian Railway to provide remote medical consultations between the train and hospitals. Bundang Seoul National University Hospital will be responsible for medical consultation between Korea and Russia and training local medical staff based on the diagnostic results.

KT's digital healthcare solution enables the timely diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases (angina, myocardial infarction), respiratory diseases, diabetes, and prostate cancer through mobile diagnostic devices such as blood testers, blood glucose meters, mobile ultrasound devices, and digital stethoscopes; the checking of abnormalities in abdominal organs like the kidneys, liver, and gallbladder through simple ultrasound examinations; and the performance of ultrasound examinations for pregnant women, fetuses, and basic musculoskeletal and vascular tests. In addition to this, KT plans to apply an AI image diagnostic solution to enable the screening of lung cancer and other conditions using X-ray images.
Yoon Kyung-rim, Vice President of KT’s Future Convergence Business Promotion Office, stated, “While remote consultations between tertiary and regional hospitals have predominantly involved video calls, this project focuses on remote consultations utilizing shared diagnostic results, making it a valuable opportunity to verify the effectiveness of improving medical infrastructure through digital healthcare.” He further expressed his aspirations, adding, “Based on the achievements of this project, KT plans to further expand initiatives to improve medical capabilities in underserved areas.”

Jeon Sang-hoon, President of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, stated, “In a knowledge-based society, powerful synergy can be created when ICT companies collaborate with hospitals providing medical services,” adding, “I hope this project can become a representative model for joint expansion.”