SK Telecom announced the official launch of Health Connect, a joint venture with Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH).
Since signing the joint venture agreement on October 2011, SK Telecom and SNUH have closely worked together to promote healthcare business. The two parties have completed creating the organizational structure of the joint venture firm and recruited all needed employees in just three months.
Health Connect represents convergence between the core capabilities of the two companies; SNUH’s expertise in medical technology and knowhow and SK Telecom’s strength in ICT and network operational knowhow.
Health Connect is established with the purpose to realize Smart Mobile Health that connects all stakeholders of medical services including patients, medical professionals and patients’ families to medical equipment and healthcare system anywhere, anytime. Health Connect plans to develop a health management service model centered on wellness in 2012, followed by a pilot service conducted jointly between SK Telecom and SNUH within the same year.
Besides the launch of a joint venture company, SNUH and SK Telecom co-developed Mobile EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and medical self-diagnosis applications in 2011 to accelerate the realization and export of ‘Smart Hospital.’ Moreover, plans are ahead for the two companies to create a customer-oriented medical environment by building smart ICT systems within hospitals this year.