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Artificial Intelligence in Health Digital and AI strategies for pharmaceutical industry

Figure 1. The path toward realizing the ideal of a pharma 4.0 entirely by artificial intelligence technology.

assurance system through the integration and application (iv) Establishing a personal health database and using
of clinical data. In the construction of digital pharmacies, appropriate organizational methods and governance
the system interfaces with pharmacy information to structures to achieve medical data-driven and
identify individual patient medication records and uses innovative goals.
wireless radiofrequency devices to transmit patient
medication data to the computer system. This enables 2.3. Japan
the accurate provision of medication information and In the mid-1990s, Japan has begun investing in the
allocation records to medical staff, facilitating the analysis construction of digital medicine. In 2001, the “e-Japan”
medication data and effectively reducing work error rates. strategy was announced . In 2008, the “internet
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technology policy roadmap” was proposed to develop
2.2. European union electronic private bookcases to facilitate patient referrals
In the late 1990s, members of the European Commission and medical research. In 2020, a “new way of daily life”
have embarked on researching digital healthcare . In based on the prevention and control of the COVID-19
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2004, the European Union initiated the “digital health-care epidemic was created . Japan stated that it will continue to
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action plan” and made a huge investment in the research promote the “three-line digitization” process of healthcare,
and development (R&D) of this aspect in 2011. In 2020, management, and services.
the “digital medical pilot program” was launched, reflecting Japan focuses on the following areas in the digital
the EU’s emphasis on the development of digital medicine. construction for the pharmaceutical industry:
The EU is constantly innovating in the following four (i) Digitizing household health equipment and utilizing
areas: technologies, such as near-field communication, to
(i) Strengthening medical information standards and enable users to understand their health parameters
norms: In terms of technical standards, Integrating fully.
the Healthcare Enterprise has integrated many (ii) Creating a cloud-based personal database where
institutional standards, such as Digital Imaging and individuals can access all their medical information
Communications in Medicine standards, International from childhood to adulthood.
Organization for Standardization standards, and (iii) Creating hospital communication software to improve
Health Information Exchange (HL7) standards. diagnosis and treatment efficiency.
(ii) Strengthening the technical level: An electronic (iv) Establishing and improving electronic health records
prescribing system was created to achieve instant, and remote medical projects, and implementing real-
accurate, and safe collection of all patient information. time tracking and feedback.
(iii) Developing remote medical services and fully utilizing (v) Developing digital drugs to modify patients’
medical resources. medication compliance and reduce drug expenses.

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