PUMCH recently held its first Digital Health Innovation Competition. President Zhang Shuyang, Vice President Wu Peixin, Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Yang Dungan, and Chief Accountant Li Xin attended the final. After a closely contested competition, Academician Zhu Lan, Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dr. Feng Feng, Director of the Department of Radiology, took first place in the "Quality and Efficiency" and "Innovation Breakthrough" subcategories respectively. The judging panel was composed of ten distinguished external experts from leading institutions including Tsinghua University, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, alongside internal academic supervisors, department directors, and senior clinical specialists.
The Competition was officially launched on January 26, 2026, drawing enthusiastic responses across the hospital. A total of 64 projects were submitted by departments and offices; following a competitive selection process, 20 were shortlisted for the final. The final round was held on May 13. Competing teams presented projects centered on core scenarios in clinical care, research, and hospital management, showcasing their innovations, technological strengths, and real-world results. Together, the projects offered fresh approaches and practical solutions for improving clinical outcomes and advancing medical research.
Pelvic floor rehabilitation is a first-line treatment for chronic pelvic floor conditions in women, yet it has long been hampered by disruptions to the continuum of care: low patient adherence, poor follow-up rates, and high recurrence rates. A team from the General Gynecology Center addressed this by introducing wearable devices to monitor patients' at-home exercises in real time, paired with a remote platform that delivers intelligent diagnostics and personalized treatment recommendations. The approach not only reduces healthcare costs but also extends quality care to patients in underserved and remote areas. Through dynamic treatment adjustment and strengthened follow-up, the project makes pelvic floor rehabilitation part of patients' daily life, truly shifting the focus of care upstream toward early intervention.
The Department of Radiology independently developed an integrated, fully automated cardiopulmonary diagnostic platform. Using low-dose non-contrast chest CT as its primary input, the platform simultaneously screens for pulmonary nodules and flags coronary artery disease risk — delivering a single-scan, dual-diagnosis workflow that enables precise triage and streamlines the diagnostic pathway. The project significantly improves the efficiency of early detection for major cardiopulmonary conditions and advances the standardization of diagnostic services.
During this year's national “Two Sessions”, President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the translation of scientific and technological innovation into practical application and advancing the adoption of digital technologies for public health. This Competition reflects PUMCH's commitment to putting the national "AI+" initiative into action and responding to the call for a digitally enabled healthcare system. It is also a concrete example of the hospital's clinicians and medical scientists working hard to solve real clinical challenges and meet the health needs of people. The Competition showcased a cohort of innovative and demonstrative projects with practical value, fostering an ecosystem where clinical needs define the questions, digital intelligence provides the answers, and real-world implementation delivers the results. It has strengthened the hospital's internal drive toward digital transformation and provides robust support for PUMCH's pursuit of high-quality development.
Written by the Publicity Department and the Information Technology Center
Photographed by Sun Liang and Gan Dingzhu
Edited by Gan Dingzhu and Chen Xiao
Chief editor Duan Wenli
Supervised by Wu Peixin