Facing widespread outcry from medical providers, government health authorities have scrapped a plan to limit how much hospitals and clinics could charge patients for certain medical devices. The policy set to go into effect August 1 would have capped maximum allowable consumer... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence While the United States and EU claim to have the top health products and systems in the world, some Asian countries have solved the pandemic problem better than the West. In these Asian markets,... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. With the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering physician offices and walk-in clinics, patients and doctors across Asian markets have turned increasingly to telehealth solutions. The surge is creating a short-term boom—and the likelihood of a long-term... Read More
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This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Led by Chinese Internet commerce giants Tencent and Alibaba, internet providers have been offering a vast array of cloud computing services free to researchers and clinicians, while hiking their investment in advanced technologies, since... Read More
Medical device manufacturers face new regulations on the sale and distribution of their products in Taiwan, under a law put into effect by the country’s president in January. The Medical Device Management Act is wide-ranging. It tightens the classification system of medical... Read More
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) takes hold in Asia’s healthcare industry, researchers are collecting detailed health profiles of citizens and using the data to test treatments, monitor adverse drug reactions in patients, detect the risk of cognitive issues in children... Read More
After two years of delays, Taiwan’s legislature in January passed legislation establishing dedicated regulations on medical devices. The Medical Device Management Law, which has not yet been signed by Taiwan’s president, separates the regulation of medical devices from pharmaceutical products in the... Read More
Two years after Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration first proposed establishing dedicated regulations on medical devices, efforts to separate oversight of the growing industry from that of pharmaceuticals remain stalled. Since 1973, when Taiwan established the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, regulations of medical... Read More
As a shortage of hospitals, an aging population and a dearth of healthcare workers take a toll on the quality of healthcare in Taiwan, the country is increasingly turning to smart technology, including artificial intelligence, to help route adequate health options to... Read More