Healthcare artificial intelligence models tailored specifically for Singaporean patients and medical practices are being developed under a new national initiative.
Announced on July 9, the initiative called Singapore Medical Foundation AI Model (SIMFONI) aims to help clinicians better diagnose conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol and eye diseases by addressing a gap in the data used for AI training.
De-identified clinical data from Singapore's public healthcare system that reflects the local population will be used.
One of the AI models will be trained to help doctors manage diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol – which together is one of the largest chronic disease burdens on Singapore's primary-care systems.
Ong also outlined three criteria needed to deploy AI well in healthcare: A strong digital operating environment, good quality data, and a sound policy and organisational structure.
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