Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry is conducting artificial intelligence (AI) modeling tests for more precise disease diagnoses in order to realize precision medicine. "We have conducted tests in several hospitals to see the compatibility. The test will decide the best model in diagnosing diseases such as lung cancer from the existing imaging," the ministry's chief digital transformation office, Setiaji, said at a media briefing on the results of the Future Health Index survey for health transformation on Tuesday.

According to him, the use of AI will be optimized for non-clinical health services to reach more people.

"The results of the Future Health Index survey can support us to focus on improving diagnosis, treating diseases, and others," he added.

Moreover, AI could be used to help detect diseases such as hypertension and diabetes in the future, and also describe the results of children's weight measurements at integrated health posts (Posyandus), he said.

Besides preparing AI models in several hospitals, his party is also optimizing AI to improve queue services.

"We should also improve our services, including queues. We have started to implement an online queue. However, many health facilities still have no Internet access. We are using one of the satellite technologies for remote areas," Setiaji disclosed.

He further informed that 60 percent of health facilities in Indonesia have been integrated with the Satu Sehat system.

"Hospitals, laboratories, and primary services have been integrated with the Satu Sehat system. The public can access their medical records through the system as well. The Satu Sehat application can be accessed with an ID number," he said.

He added that his party is collaborating with the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration of the Ministry of Home Affairs to allow access to the application with a digital ID in the near future.

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