ChinaDaily深度专访李晓霞--AI为中国医疗保健行业带来的变革

    摘要:日前,北京康佰瑞健康管理创始人兼总裁李晓霞接受ChinaDaily深度访谈。访谈中,李总阐述了康佰瑞如何使用互联网+健康管理的模式,为客户提供准确全面的健康管理服务。在分析中国智能健康产业市场潜力的同时,展望了中国数字医疗革命给世界经济带来的机遇。更多精彩内容,附上采访原文,与大家分享~

Li Xiaoxia, left, founder and CEO of Beijing Koboro Health Science and Technology, talks with Yang Song, product director of Koboro, in Beijing on Sept 6, 2017. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Having a clear picture about one's own health and control over one's overall health management - including prevention and prognosis - is a dream of many people, especially when it takes hours to register for a five-minute doctor's visit.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for people to receive a checkup in offices and receive medical advice online, which can lead to a revolution of the healthcare industry in China," said Li Xiaoxia, founder of Beijing Koboro Health Science and Technology.

A Beijing-based tech startup, Koboro has developed an app called "Daxia Health" which uses a combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide medical services, according to Li.

"The AI technology-supported 'Daxia Health' application can help analyze and process large amounts of health data collected from the clients and give precise, individualized recommendations which are checked by human doctors to guarantee accuracy," Li said.

The technology can greatly improve efficiency for both doctors and patients and transform the healthcare industry, added Li. She has recently been rated as a top 10 female entrepreneur in tech in a report released by Ali Research Institute, China Entrep Mulan Club and Alibaba Innovation Center.

Big companies like Google, Microsoft and Alibaba have started to tap into the AI-powered medical care market in recent years, Xinhua reported.

"Although healthcare big data systems are still in their infancy across the world, China has an opportunity to take a leading role. China's increasing senior population provides a large amount of data," Li said.

China had more than 230 million people aged 60 or above at the end of 2016,16.7 percent of the total population, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Elderly people in China are expected to account for about one quarter of the population by 2030, Xinhua reported.

"All the products of Koboro are based on fundamental needs of doctors and use the 'Internet Plus healthcare' model to achieve the ultimate goal of helping clients stay healthy in a full life cycle," product director Yang Song said.

Koboro divides clients' life cycles into 13 stages from a half year before birth to more than 90 years old. Clients at different stages can receive professional medical suggestions, running the gamut from Western medicine to traditional Chinese medicine, Li said.

Liang Wei, a health management doctor at Koboro, displayed a health report of a 26-year-old female whose "body age" is about 51 years old.

"Based on this person's health check and basic information, the AI-supported system can predict the risks for her to get certain diseases. Our health management team, including sports specialists and nutritionists, can give detailed recommendations to prevent these diseases," Liang said.

The recommendations could be so detailed that the client would know the hours she should walk, the number of steps to walk each day for exercise and the kinds and amounts of food she should eat, Li said.

Li Xiaoxia said the profit rate of Koboro was between 30 and 40 percent in the first two years after its establishment in 2012. She has invested recent years' profits in AI-supported systems and relevant products.

Li, who is confident in the future of Koboro, said the profits can be in the tens of millions or even several billion in the future, as internet healthcare can generate profits from various channels, such as health management services and healthcare products.

Inspired by her father, who used to be a barefoot doctor, Li also wants to have a close relationship with patients by being there whenever they need support. This is difficult when people are busy and fly to different places.

"Thanks to developments in data, AI and internet technology, it is possible to standardize the process to prevent and control chronic diseases and establish a healthcare platform online to benefit more ordinary people in China," Li said.

The great business opportunities emerging in the industry in China also come from the Chinese government's support, Li added.

In Oct 2016, Chinese authorities released "Healthy China 2030", a blueprint that aims to improve the health of the people. The blueprint covers areas such as public health services, the medical industry and food and drug safety, China Daily reported.

This document is not only the first national-level medium- to long-term strategic plan in the health sector since 1949, but also demonstrates the political commitment of China to participate in global health governance and fulfill the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals agenda, according to the World Health Organization.

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     可以清晰了解、全面管理自己的健康,做好疾病预防和预测,是很多人的梦想,特别是在人们需要排几个小时队挂号,却只能和医生短暂交流五分钟的情况下。

     “人工智能技术使人们在办公室得到全面的健康检测和线上健康建议,这将促进中国健康保健事业发生根本变革”,北京康佰瑞健康科技有限公司创始人李晓霞说。

     作为一家创立于北京的科技初创公司,康佰瑞开发了一款名为“大侠健康”的手机端应用,其应用人工智能和机器学习等技术来提供健康管理服务。

     李晓霞表示:“大侠健康”以人工智能技术为驱动,可以有效分析和处理大量从客户收集到的健康数据,并为了确保精准性,通过资深医生经过人工专业辅助确认后提供个性化的健康建议”。

     她补充道:“这个技术可以同时极大提升医生和客户双方的管理效率,并根本转变整个健康保健行业的运转方式。”李晓霞近日刚刚荣膺阿里巴巴研究院,木兰会和阿里巴巴创新中心授予的“全球十佳创业女性”称号。

     据新华社报道,近年来像谷歌、微软等科技巨头已经积极涉足人工智能医疗服务领域。李晓霞表示:“在全球领域来说,尽管健康保健大数据系统仍然处于萌发阶段,但中国凭借大量人口基数所提供的海量数据是非常有机会在全球范围内扮演领军角色的!”

     根据民政部数据,截止2016年底,中国年龄超过60岁的老龄化人群超过2.3亿人,约占人口总比例的16.7%。新华社报道,到2030年,中国的老龄化人口约占整体基数的四分之一。

     康佰瑞产品总监杨松说到:“康佰瑞的所有产品均来源于医生日常工作核心需求,并通过‘互联网+医疗’模式帮助客户达成全生命周期健康的管理目标”。

     李晓霞补充道:“康佰瑞将客户从出生前半年到90岁之后分为了13个生命周期,在西医临床、中医等综合维度下,客户在当下生命周期中可得到专业的、有个体针对性的健康管理方案。”

     康佰瑞资深健康管理师梁威,向笔者展示了一位真实年龄26岁,但实际“身体年龄” 已达到51岁案例报告:“根据这位客户的档案信息和体检报告,我们的智能系统可以预测并提示其未来的健康和患病风险。我们的健康管理团队,包括运动和营养专家,将给客户以全方位的方案指导以预防这些病症”。

     “这些方案建议非常详尽,甚至可以指导客户每天基于身体情况适宜的运动时长、健步走步数和客户最佳饮食摄入量”李晓霞解释道。

      李晓霞表示,公司自2012年成立后,前两年的运营利润率在30-40%之间,她已经将近年来的利润多数投向了当前的智能化系统开发和相关产品中。

     李晓霞对康佰瑞的未来非常有信心,由于互联网公卫诊疗和服务领域可以从多个渠道产生丰厚回报,在未来,公司可获得千万级甚至亿元级的利润。

      从小受到作为赤脚医生父亲的影响,李晓霞的愿望就是,随时随地为需要健康保健服务的人们提供帮助,并与他们建立亲密的陪伴关系——这对于那些公务繁忙和常年飞行的人来说是很难实现。

      “现在受益于大数据、人工智能和互联网科技,我们已经可以有效地对防控慢病建立起标准化的流程,同时通过在线健康管理平台使更多普通人群受益,”李晓霞说。

      “中国公卫医疗产业的巨大商机也同时来源于中国政府的大力支持”,李晓霞说。 在2016年10月,中国政府部门发布了《“健康中国2030”规划纲要》,致力于提升整体国民的健康水平。该纲要涵盖公共健康服务、诊疗、食品和药品安全等诸多领域。

     根据世界卫生组织报告,该纲要不仅是中华人民共和国自1949年成立以来的首个国家级中长期健康战略规划,同时也显示了中国积极参与全球健康治理、履行联合国“2030可持续发展议程”国际承诺。