National health information management/information technology strategies in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 143, Issue , 2009, Pages 122-128

  Zhu, Julia Yinxin ^a   Protti, Denis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; International comparative analysis; National health information management; National health information technology; National health strategies; Singapore; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; HONG-KONG; NATIONAL HEALTH STRATEGIES; SINGAPORE; TAIWAN;

PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HONG KONG; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SINGAPORE; TAIWAN; TECHNOLOGY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HONG KONG; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; SINGAPORE; TAIWAN; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 67449090239     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-58603-979-0-122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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