SINGAPORE—The Philippines would be the first country in the Asia Pacific to test the data analytics digital platform on health care by SAP AG.
“Of course, there are differences on how the platform was applied in the United States but the learnings from its application on autism in the Philippines would contribute equally very valuable data,” said Andy David, SAP Asia Pacific & Japan director for health care.
In an interview at the SAP Singapore office here, David told reporters the company is partnering with the Autism Society of the Philippines (ASP) to apply the data analytics software solution in the group’s care for autistic children.
David, however, declined to cite financial data on the partnership.
“What I can say is the enthusiasm level of ASP in adopting technology for their caregiving is high and which we share,” he said.
David said SAP would help ASP in organizing or processing data the group has in terms of caring for children.
He said they would expect the software would come up with medical and health-care data on each child, identify the equivalent amount of care and health-care intervention required for each child and how the condition of each child could be administered.
David said they also would work with ASP on how to manage the carer or caregiver.
What the project, called “Care Circles,” could also provide them with a step-by-step guide on caring for children with autism so it helps with how the carer could manage their resources, according to David.
The software, he said, also helps the “carer” easily document the day-to-day management of their children, David added. “A huge amount of communication is acquired by the carer every day. With our solution, these information, especially the basic, could now be easily shared with fellow carers.”
David said the technology solution they are helping ASP with could also be applied to caring for the elderly.
He noted there are also “talks” with Philippine health officials on adoption of SAP’s health care-oriented solutions.