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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1990

FULLER USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH SECTOR REFORMS * * * * *

IN

MUCH FULLER USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COULD BE EXPECTED

SECTOR REFORMS, THE HONG KONG'S HEALTH

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE SPEAKING AT

OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL INFORMATICS, MRS WONG SAID HONG KONG HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF BE MEASURED AND PROMOTED SO THAT MAJOR REFORMS IN HOSPITAL AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE COULD BE SUCCEEDED.

HONG KONG NEEDED TO

CARE COULD MANAGEMENT

"THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE MEDICAL INFORMATICS CAN COME INTO PLAY,

SHE SAID.

THERE WAS IMMENSE SCOPE MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN THE HEALTH SECTOR.

"IN HOSPITAL SERVICES, A PROJECT IN COMPUTERISED INFORMATION IS UNDERWAY AT THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL.

"

FOR THE

HOSPITAL

"THIS WILL MAKE FOR FASTER INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND ALLOW END- USERS TO ACCESS READILY A MASS OF PATIENT DATA FOR CLINICAL PURPOSES.

PROVISIONAL

HOSPITAL

FULLY HOSPITAL

MRS WONG ALSO SAID THE

AUTHORITY RECOGNISED THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN GOOD MANAGEMENT.

"A

HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED WITH FURTHER FOR

ESTABLISHED,

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STUDY CONSULTANCY

SYSTEMS RECOMMENDATIONS ON INFORMATION

STRATEGY READY EXPERIMENTATION BY THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY SHORTLY TO BE SHE SAID.

NOTING THAT MEDICAL INFORMATION WAS

IN EQUALLY IMPORTANT THE WORKING PARTY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, MRS WONG SAID

ON PRIMARY EMPHASIS HAD PLACED HEALTH CARE AND THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH NEED FOR DEVELOPING A HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM AS A MEANS TO THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

ON THE IMPROVE

MRS WONG ADDED THAT THERE WERE ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITES FOR PROFESSIONALS AND INFORMATION COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS.

FOR THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, MRS WONG SAID THEY

WHAT SERVICE THE BEST POSITION TO ADVISE ON

REQUIREMENTS WHERE AND HOW COMPUTERISATION SHOULD COME IN.

WERE IN WERE

AND

AND

IN PROVIDING "FOR THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT THE NECESSARY SOFTWARE

DIFFERENT

HOSPITALS NEEDS OF

+ SHE SAID. CLINICS AS WELL AS TECHNICAL ADVICE IN THEIR APPLICATION,

FOR THE

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