South Korea is developing personalised health care by collecting data from 50 million hospital medical records. Photograph: Personal information will not be included in the data gathering, the ministry said.
South Korea is developing personalised health care by collecting data from 50 million hospital medical records. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has launched a taskforce of 39 hospitals, research institutes and healthcare companies to create a national database of genetic and other health information by 2020 to help tailor services to individuals. Personal information will not be included in the data gathering, the ministry said.