May 15,2018
China’s doctor shortage prompts rush for AI healthcare
The small device, which has a half-open clasp that records the heartbeat, is one of the technologies developed by hi-tech firms aiming to help China offset its shortage of physicians by combining big data and artificial intelligence (AI).
The machine made by Ping An Good Doctor was shown off at the 2018 World AI Expo in Shanghai at a time when Chinese policymakers are making a major push to turn the country into a global tech leader.
China had less than 12 million health workers in 2017 in a population of almost 1.4 billion, according to the National Health Commission.
Ping An Good Doctor, which recently listed in Hong Kong, has one of China’s largest online healthcare platforms with 228 million registered patients.
