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Healthcare gets a dose of IT

2007-05-17 13:48:29

Inaugural event spurs rally for faster adoption of better clinical systems, as part of a regional effort to improve patient care.


Industry practitioners throw their weight behind the call for better clinical systems and healthcare administration applications, as part of a broader effort to improve patient healthcare across the Asia-Pacific region.

Left to right: Tong Ming Shen, director of InfoComm, Ministry of Health; Prof Tan Ser Kiat, Group CEO of Singapore Health Services and CEO of Singapore General Hospital; Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore's Minister for Health; H. Steve Lieber, HIMSS' president and CEO; Dr Kwak Yun Sik, organizing committee chairman of HIMSS AsiaPac 07; and R. Norris Orms, HIMSS' executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Photo credit: HIMSS