2018 Internet Healthcare Academic & Technology Conference to Address Medical Data Silos and Standardization

Leveraging big data, various health metrics and vital sign indicators are aggregated into individual databases and electronic health records. Wearable devices are then utilized to monitor vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate in real time, providing timely health alerts.

Leveraging big data analytics to drive integrated health services that encompass prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and health management across the entire life cycle represents a new trend in future health service management.

To help stimulate the momentum and vitality of deepening reforms in the medical and healthcare system, improve the efficiency and quality of health services, expand resource supply, continuously meet the multi-level and diversified health needs of the people, and foster new business models and economic growth drivers.

On June 21, 2016, the General Office of the State Council issued the “Guiding Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting and Regulating the Application and Development of Health and Medical Big Data.” This indicates that the application and development of health and medical big data will bring about profound changes. However, the current existence of “information silos” in China’s health and medical big data remains the primary bottleneck hindering its development.

Currently, China’s health and medical big data sector faces three major challenges: severe data silos, a lack of unified data standards, and the ineffective utilization of big data technologies. First, information systems in hospitals and community health centers remain poorly integrated, preventing the effective linkage of individuals’ full-cycle health data. Second, the numerous single-disease monitoring systems across the industry have not achieved information sharing, leading to a certain degree of resource waste. Finally, even in regions with relatively advanced informatization, the lack of uniform information standards has hindered the full application of big data technologies for the analysis and utilization of valuable data.

From a data perspective, the number of mobile medical health users in China was estimated to reach 293 million by 2016. Mobile medical health will maintain a high rate of adoption, and service capabilities based on personal health data are becoming increasingly integrated, with service experiences expected to see qualitative improvements.

In terms of health devices, data shows that global shipments of wearable smart devices exceeded 100 million units for the first time in 2016. With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), the quantity and functionality of wearable devices are experiencing a period of rapid growth. Wearable smart terminal devices can aggregate health data and vital sign indicators. Moreover, they are expected to connect with electronic medical records (EMRs) and public health big data. Coupled with artificial intelligence (AI) analysis, this integration can promote a holistic health service model covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and healthcare throughout the entire lifecycle, thereby reshaping the ecosystem of the health industry.

Regarding the current state of healthcare data collection and platforms, wearable devices suffer from limited data acquisition capabilities, resulting in imprecise health data analysis and health services. The lack of unified industry data standards further hinders data sharing. For instance, fitness bands collect only exercise-related data, glucometers measure only blood glucose levels, and smart sleep monitors track only sleep metrics. Each smart hardware brand conducts data analysis solely based on its proprietary data. It is impossible to provide accurate health and medical guidance to users through a single data dimension, making it difficult for users to access integrated services encompassing diagnosis, monitoring, and intervention.

Furthermore, the current big data in healthcare lacks unified industry data standards, resulting in a failure to fully realize its value. Due to the absence of industry standards and data integration mechanisms, it is difficult for different manufacturers of the same type of device to form effective collaborations. Consequently, large volumes of data collected by wearable devices are not recognized by medical institutions, leading to user distrust in monitoring data. Moreover, much of this data has a very short "shelf life"; any delay in processing can cause it to rapidly "deteriorate," leading to a precipitous drop in its value.

In the era of big data, the development of healthcare informatization is facing new opportunities and challenges. To deeply explore how the internet empowers the healthcare industry, promote the significant reshaping of healthcare service models and industrial value, uncover the core value of internet-based healthcare, and highlight its key role in facilitating a more rational and efficient allocation of high-quality medical resources, the “2018 Academic and Technical Exchange Conference on Internet Healthcare,” jointly organized by the Internet Healthcare Industry Alliance, the National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, and the China IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group, under the guidance of the Hospital Management Center of the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, will be grandly held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing from January 13 to 14, 2018.

Themed “Intelligence, Integration, Inclusiveness, and Health,” the conference will invite officials from government regulatory authorities, representatives from authoritative industry organizations, and experts and executives from leading domestic and international internet and healthcare companies. Together with over 1,500 invited industry guests, they will discuss the development and advancement of future healthcare in the internet era. Concurrently, the conference will feature six specialized sub-forums on key topics such as medical artificial intelligence and big data, addressing critical issues in industry development. It aims to establish the most authoritative and largest-scale academic and technical exchange conference on internet healthcare, fostering innovative insights that benefit both the nation and its people.

Welcome to the Conference Special Topics:http://epnovo.com/forum/2018ihc/html/