True Corp said on Thursday its business unit is collaborating with Intel to launch seven new smart healthcare solutions that leverage 5G connectivity and AI to improve diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and patient data management in hospitals and healthcare agencies in Thailand.
Under the collaboration deal, TrueBusiness will deploy Intel’s software solutions such as OpenVino that provide edge AI in healthcare solutions to support diagnosis and treatment times. The services will leverage True’s 5G network and edge analytics powered by Intel Edge AI on Intel Core Ultra.
Among the new healthcare solutions to be offered is Patient Management as a Service (PMaaS), which essentially creates a “digital patient twin” using various patient data, such as body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, sleep quality, and patient position on the bed.
The data is transmitted to sensors installed on the ceiling above the patient’s bed and sent from there to a central system that collects and generates notification alerts when abnormalities are detected. TrueBusiness says this allows for closer, faster, safer, and more efficient patient monitoring without disrupting the patient’s rest for regular measurements.
TrueBusiness will also launch a telemedicine service that connects medical equipment installed in various local areas to the hospital’s central system via 5G, and stores patient data and medical history, enabling doctors to consult and treat patients in real-time remotely.
The solution also includes a large language model (LLM) AI platform for conducting initial symptom analysis and providing in-depth insights into the causes and treatment options for diseases or health issues, as well as the next steps in treatment. The AI platform can run on existing servers both on-prem and in the cloud using Intel’s latest Xeon CPUs with SGX for secure computing, as well as OpenFL for federated learning Intel’s oneAPI for AI training and inferencing using AMX acceleration.
Other smart healthcare solutions include Pathology as a Service, Ophthalmology as a Service, residential care management (which monitors elderly care patients using edge IoT devices), and a cloud-based medical data management solution that uses the AI platform to archive medical images that can be accessed anywhere.
TrueCorp chief business officer Pichit Thanyodom said the collaboration with Intel will not only streamline Thailand’s public health system, making it more efficient and cost-effective, but could also position Thailand as a competitive medical hub in Southeast Asia.
He added that the collaboration is also the latest move by True to showcase its commitment to leveraging AI, and suggested that the partnership with Intel could extend beyond the healthcare vertical.
“TrueBusiness is accelerating the development of innovative services while integrating AI to enhance organizational capabilities,” he said. “By partnering with global leaders like Intel, TrueBusiness aims to create tangible and practical solutions to support Thai businesses in their digital transformation.”
