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Background
Established since 2005, eHealth Consortium (see http://www.ehealth.org.hk) is one of the major non-profit making organizations in
Hong Kong leading eHealth advocacy in the region and it is the prime agency bridging healthcare and IT industries to advance the
development of eHealth in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Over the years, its efforts are focused on three key areas, namely Data
Standardization, Education and Capacity Building, and Facilitating Pilot Projects for the Advancement of eHealth Applications. It
works closely with the healthcare and the ICT sectors to offer training programmes, conferences, and seminal events for eHealth
stakeholders.
- Vision:
- To create a well-integrated environment where the public health and patient information can be readily shared between
the public and private sectors for the enhancement of the accessibility, quality and effectiveness of health care services
in Hong Kong.
- Mission:
- To bring IT and health care professionals together to facilitate and promote the use of IT as a complementary tool in the
health care industry.
- To position Hong Kong strategically in providing a more accessible and effective health care system for the benefit of all
through the use of medical informatics and Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”).
- Founding Member Organizations:
- Internet Professional Association (iProA, see http://www.iproa.org) 互聯網專業協會
- Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics (HKSMI, see http://www.hksmi.org) 香港醫療資訊學會
- Steering Committee (指導委員會):
- Dr Winnie TANG Shuk Ming, President, Internet Professional Association (Chairperson) 互聯網專業協會會長 鄧淑明博士 (主席)
- Dr NT CHEUNG, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Hospital Authority 醫院管理局醫療信息總監 張毅翔醫生
- Dr Heston KWONG Kwok Wai, Assistant Director of Health, Department of Health 衞生署助理署長(特別衞生事務) 鄺國威醫生
- Dr WONG Chun Por, Chairman, Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics 香港醫療資訊學會主席 王春波醫生
- eHealth Consortium’s Corporate and NGO Members (as of 15 September 2010) 電子健康聯盟非政府機構/企業會員 (截至 2010 年 9 月 15 日止)
NGO Members
Corporate Members
Platinum Corporate Members
Gold Corporate Member
Silver Corproate Members
Event List
Date Event Name
Oct 2010
2010 年 10 月
HL7 Hong Kong’s 1st AGM and Seminar on “Future eHealth Development for Hospitals and
Clinics – Technologies, Service and Manpower””
「HL7 香港」周年大會及研討會「醫院和診所未來的電子健康發展:技術、服務及專才」
Aug 2010
2010 年 8 月
Validation Platform Project: Formal Announcement of Phase 2 Live Run and Progress
Meeting
正式宣布「電子健健康記錄互通標準認證平台」第二階段推出及項目進度會議
Jul 2010
2010 年 7 月
eGovAsia Interviews eHC on Survey Results of Readiness for eHR Sharing
eGovAsia 訪問聯盟:談最近的「共享電子健康記錄」卷調查結果
Jul 2010
2010 年 7 月
Greater China eHealth Forum 2011 - First Meeting of Local Organizing Committee
「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇」地方組委會首次會議
Jul 2010
2010 年 7 月
Survey Result on “Readiness for eHealth Record Sharing” Press Briefing
「共享電子健康記錄」問卷調查結果發布會
Jun 2010
2010 年 6 月
Chief Secretary for Administration Recognizes eHealth Consortium’s Role in Healthcare
Betterment at iProA Anniversary Event 2010
政務司司長於互聯網專業協會 2010 周年活動表揚電子健康聯盟的貢獻
May 2010
2010 年 5 月
Greater China eHealth Forum 2011 - First Meeting of Regional Organizing Committee
「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇」組委會首次會議
May 2010
2010 年 5 月
HL7 Hong Kong – Official Website Launched & Membership Drive Commenced
HL7 香港官網及會員招募正式推出
May 2010
2010 年 5 月
2nd Survey on Chinese Medicine Practitioners (CMP) Clinic Computerization Readiness
第二次中醫診所電腦化趨勢調查
May 2010
2010 年 5 月
Survey on “Readiness for eHealth Records Sharing” and Preliminary Survey Results
醫護業界對「共享電子健康記錄的認受及準備」的調查
Mar 2010
2010 年 3 月
RTHK Interviewed Dr CP Wong on the Development of eHealth
王春波醫生於港台「精靈一點」談電子健康
Mar 2010
2010 年 3 月
Media Interview by Health Section of Ming Pao’s JUMP on the Validation Platform
明報介紹「電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台」
Mar to May 2010 eHealth Training for CMP (Advanced level)
中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓計劃(深造班工作坊)
Jan 2010
2010 年 1 月
MOU Signing Ceremony between CHIMA and eHealth Consortium for Co-organizing of
“Greater China eHealth Forum” in Hong Kong in 2011
中國醫院協會信息管理專業委員會(CHIMA)與電子健康聯盟(eHCL)共同發起於 2011 年
在香港舉行「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇」之合作協議簽署發布會
Jan 2010
2010 年 1 月
eHealth Training for CMP (Advanced level)
中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓計劃(深造班講座)
Dec 2009 eHealth Consortium Christmas Gathering
Date Event Name
8 & 9 Oct 2009
2009 年 10 月
eHealth Forum 2009
電子健康論壇 2009
7 Oct 2009 eHR Shipshape – Symposium on HL7 & Health Data Standards
22 Sep 2009 Press Conference for the Survey of CMPs Clinic Computerization Readiness
Aug 2009 eHealth Training for CMP (Basic level)
Jul 2009 1st Survey on Chinese Medicine Practitioners (CMP) Clinic Computerization Readiness
30 Jun 2009 Phase 1 Rollout of Validation Platform for eHR Data Standards Conformity for the Hong Kong
Community Wide eHR Sharing
29 Jun 2009 Press Conference for the Survey of Private Doctors Clinic Computerization Readiness
19 Jun 2009 Dr. CP Wong delivers talk at an evening technical seminar at HKIE about “eHealth Evolution”
19 Jun 2009 Dr. Winnie Tang attends Special Meeting at Panel on Health Services, LegCo
18 Jun 2009 Dr. Elizabeth Quat delivers speech in a public forum “Electronic Health Record Sharing
System from a Privacy Perspective”
May 2009 Presentation of a paper at the CHINC about
正走向全民的「電子健康記錄互通平台」
May 2009 Dr Winnie Tang presents a paper at the World Health Congress
28 Apr 2009 Kick-off of Project about “2008/09 Sector-specific IT Training Programme for Chinese
Medicine Practitioners”
20 May 2009 Release an article in newspaper about 「健康記錄電子化,預防疫症爆發」
13 Mar 2009 Hold IT x Healthcare Discussion Seminar together with Legislative Councillor the Ir. Dr. Hon.
Samson TAM
Feb 2009 Joint development with tertiary institution on new streams in Health Informatics courses
Dec 2008 Technical lectures about eHealth Data Standardization conducted by Prof YS KWAK
16 Apr 2008 Release article in newspaper about 「以電子健康推動醫療改革」
Mar 2007 Roundtable discussion with Private Hospitals on the “Future Strategies for Developing a
Common Interoperable Electronic Health Record System in Hong Kong”
Sep 2006
2006 年 6月 Organize eHealth Forum 2006
電子健康論壇 2006
Sep 2006 White Paper on Standardization of Health Data
Aug 2006 Conduct eHealth Training program to Private Doctors
Event Highlights
Following are highlights of some of the listed events.
Seminar and HL7 HK AGM on 14 October 於 10 月 14 日舉辦的研討會及「HL7 香港」周年大會
Seminar “Future eHealth Development for Hospitals and Clinics – Technologies, Service and Manpower”
「醫院和診所未來的電子健康發展:技術、服務及專才」 A seminar will be organized by eHC on 14 October 2010, where speakers would share with professionals from the healthcare and IT
industries, on:
� “Untold Success and Failure Stories in eHealth – Past and Future”
Speaker: Dr CP Wong, Chairman, Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics
� “Booming of Adoption of Health Information Systems in Private Health Service Sector in HK”
Speaker: Mr Pascal Tse, CIO, St Teresa’s Hospital
HL7 HK 2010 AGM Venue: Classroom 1006, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, HK
HL7 Hong Kong is an international affiliate of the global authority on standards for interoperability of health IT.
Debuted in late 2009, eHC is one of the petitioners for HL7 HK’s establishment.
「HL7」是一個全球權威健康資訊互換標準國際機構。包括聯盟在內,對醫療資訊學表示關注的機構,於最近
成立國際分支機構「HL7 香港」,並會在 10 月 14 日舉辦首次周年大會。
Validation Platform Project: Formal Announcement of Phase 2 Live Run and Progress Meeting
正式宣布「電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台」:第二期項目
進度會議
A project progress meeting was held at OGCIO on 6 Aug 2010, well attended
by the project stakeholders. The meeting highlights are:
� Formal announcement on the roll out of VP Phase 2 since 31 May 2010;
� All 10 stakeholders have reached the target of submitting over 30
de-identified ehealth record each, with data conformity validated
successfully, resulting a total of 576 record; and
� During the maintenance period (Jun 2010 to May 2011), feedbacks from
current and new stakeholders will be gathered and reported in the
project final report.
感謝項目各持分者的熱烈參與,項目進度會議於 8
月 6日在政府資訊科技總監辦公室順利舉行。會議記
錄:
� 「電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台」項目第二
階段已於本年 5月 31 日正式推出;
� 截至 8月初一共收到 576 個測試個案。10 位持
分者均達到呈遞不少於 30 個及格個案的測試
目標;及
� 工作小組將於未來數個月中,詳盡記錄持分者
的意見,加入項目報告。
Right: Group photo of project sponsor, project team and project
stakeholders at the progress meeting on 6 August 2010.
右圖:項目贊助、項目工作小組及項目持分者於 8 月 6 日進度會議中合照。
eGovAsia Interviews eHC on Survey Results of Readiness for eHR Sharing
eGovAsia 訪問聯盟訪問聯盟訪問聯盟訪問聯盟::::談最近的談最近的談最近的談最近的「「「「共共共共享電子健康記錄享電子健康記錄享電子健康記錄享電子健康記錄」」」」調查結果調查結果調查結果調查結果
Hong Kong is moving towards the establishment of a common eHR system (like many countries in the
world) but what distinguishes the Special Administrative Region from the rest of the world is the
inclusion of private healthcare practitioners very early on in the planning. In this video, Dr CP Wong,
Co-Chairman of eHC’s Executive Committee and Chairman of HKSMI discusses the results of a recent
survey to gauge private sector understanding and acceptance of eHR as a model for future healthcare
service delivery.
與其他國家一樣,香港正在建立一個共同電子健康記錄系統。和其他地區不同之處是,特區政府在初期已將私營醫生納入計劃當中。在
這段影片內,香港醫療資訊學會會長、電子健康聯盟創辦人及執委會共同主席王春波醫生論述最近一個有關私營部門對共享電子健康記
錄及電子健康記錄發展計劃的認受性和支持度的調查結果。
Program Archive / 重溫片段請瀏覽: http://egovasia.enterpriseinnovation.net/content/hong-kong-2010-ehr-sharing-record-survey-results
Greater China eHealth Forum 2011 大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇
First Meeting of Local Organizing Committee 地方組委會首次會議地方組委會首次會議地方組委會首次會議地方組委會首次會議 With the formation of the Regional OC in January this year, a Local Organizing Committee for the Greater China eHealth Forum
2011 was formed with its first meeting held on 9 July 2010, at the Department of Health. Dr Wong Chun Por, Co-Chairman of
eHC Executive Committee and Dr Cheung Ngai Tseung, CMIO of HA were the Chairman of Local OC and the Chairman of
Scientific Program Committee, respectively.
Other members of the Local OC include representatives from Hospital Authority, Department of Health, HK Doctors Union, HK
Medical Association, HKSMI, iProA eHealth SIG and various NGOs and healthcare IT solutions providers. The preliminary
event plan was deliberated and the second Local OC meeting will be held on 27 Sep 2010.
The Scientific Program Committee (SPC) of the Forum will be formed later this year. Also, the second meeting of the Regional
Organizing Committee has been scheduled to be held in December this year in South China.
大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇的大中華組委會在本年 1月正式成立,而地方組委會的第一次會議已於 7月 9日在衛生署舉行。電子健
康聯盟執行委員會共同主席王春波醫生和醫院管理局醫療信息總監張毅翔醫生分別為地方組委會主席及學術委員會主席。
其他地方組委會成員代表來自不同機構,包括醫院管理局、衛生署、香港西醫工會、香港醫學會及其他非政府組織,和其他提供醫療或資
訊科技服務的機構。首次會議主要商討論壇的初步計劃,而地方組委會的第二次會議將於 9月 27 日舉行。
論壇的學術委員會將於年內成立。此外,大中華組委會的第二次會議已定於今年 12 月在華南舉行。
Survey Result on “Readiness for eHR Sharing” Press Briefing (中文版見下一頁)
As part of the Validation Platform (VP) project sponsored by OGCIO,
a survey on “Readiness for eHealth Records Sharing” was conducted
by the eHealth Consortium (eHC) from May to June in 2010. With
help from Hong Kong Doctors Union (HKDU), Hong Kong Medical
Association (HKMA) and Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics
(HKSMI) on the distribution of questionnaires, 168 responses were
collected.
The questionnaire was designed to assess the healthcare industry’s
readiness for sharing eHR by participating in the current VP pilot
scheme and to assess their recognition of and support for the “eHR
Development Program (Ten-year plan)”. A press briefing on the
survey’s results was organized on 6 July, hosted by Dr Winnie Tang,
Chairperson of eHC’s Steering Committee and President of iProA, Dr
CP Wong, Co-Chairman of eHC’s Executive Committee and
Chairman of HKSMI and Dr Ho Chung Ping, Chairman of HK Medical
Association’s IT Committee.
Left: Dr CP Ho, Dr CP Wong and Dr
Winnie Tang.
Compared to the results of last
year, the support for eHR
among private doctors has
increased by 10%, with
almost 90% of the
respondents in support of the
Territory-wide eHR Sharing.
Respondents are more ready
to share, as indicated by the
survey findings that almost
70% of the respondents are willing to participate in the
Territory-wide eHR Sharing Program once it is implemented. The
survey results further showed that…
… the prime reason for the
respondents to participate in the
Territory-wide eHR Sharing would be
whether or not the market provides
sufficient training and technical
support for healthcare professionals
and administrative staff.
Above: Press briefing on the latest survey result held on 6 July 2010 in Central.
“According to our survey results, private doctors generally agree
that there is a need to implement eHR sharing, which will also help
improve the existing healthcare system. The findings reflect the
positive attitude of private doctors. We urge the Government to
provide funding support for the related training programs and
technical support services,” Dr. CP Wong expressed.
Dr. Winnie Tang commented that the results did not only increase
the recognition of eHR in the medical industry, but also increase the
understanding about the benefits of eHR among the medical
profession. She recognized that there is substantial room for
continuous development for the IT industry in this area. Therefore,
the IT industry should continue to provide more technical solutions
and new information to private medical practitioners to facilitate
the implementation of the eHR Program.
Above: The press briefing was well attended by the Project Stakeholders of the
Validation Platform.
The first phase of the “Validation Platform for eHR Standards
Conformity” was launched in June last year. In the past year, the
pilot project tested the conformity of electronic health data from
various stakeholders for the proposed territory-wide eHR sharing
standards, hoping that eHR from different healthcare providers will
be able to meet the final standard used by the eHR Sharing System
to be rolled out in 2013/14. The pilot project had achieved
promising results in its first stage, and the second stage was
launched in May 2010 for wider participation and wider testing. The
Consortium welcomes more healthcare institutions and eHR system
developers to join as additional stakeholders.
Above: Excerpt of the survey report. The full report can be found at eHC’s
website http://www.ehealth.org.hk/surveys_vp.php.
eHealth Consortium would like to thank all survey participants for
contributing their views to the survey on eHR Sharing, providing
valuable information to further promote awareness and capacity
building for eHealth development in Hong Kong.
「「「「共享電子健康記錄共享電子健康記錄共享電子健康記錄共享電子健康記錄」」」」問卷調查結果發布會問卷調查結果發布會問卷調查結果發布會問卷調查結果發布會
電子健康聯盟在今年 5 月至 6 月期間進行了一項「共享電子
健康記錄」問卷調查。透過香港西醫工會,香港醫學會及香
港醫療資訊學會以問卷方式,成功訪問了 168 位本地私家
醫護界專業人士,旨在了解醫療業界對共享電子健康記錄
及電子健康記錄發展計劃(十年規劃)的認受和支持度。
我們就是次調查結果在 7月 6 日舉行了新聞發布會,由電子
健康聯盟指導委員會主席及互聯網專業協會會長鄧淑明博
士、電子健康聯盟執行委員會共同主席及香港醫療資訊學會
主席王春波醫生、和香港醫學會資訊科技委員會主席何仲平
醫生主持。對比去年同期的問卷調查,私家醫生對推行
電子健康記錄的支持度上升了一成,同時近九成受訪者
同意全民電子健康記錄互通有助改善現時的醫療體系
發展。調查結果顯示,接近七成受訪者表示已經為參與
此計劃作好準備和願意於全民電子健康記錄互通投入
服務後參加此計劃。受訪者認為...
............參加全港電子健康記錄互參加全港電子健康記錄互參加全港電子健康記錄互參加全港電子健康記錄互通的首要條件通的首要條件通的首要條件通的首要條件,,,,是市場能否給是市場能否給是市場能否給是市場能否給醫護專才及行政人員提供醫護專才及行政人員提供醫護專才及行政人員提供醫護專才及行政人員提供足足足足夠的培訓和技術支夠的培訓和技術支夠的培訓和技術支夠的培訓和技術支援援援援。。。。
王春波醫生指出︰「綜合是次調查的結果,私家醫生普
遍認同香港有需要推行電子健康記錄互通,並同意互通
將有助改善現有的醫療制度。調查結果既然反映了私家
醫生對此的正面及積極態度,我們促請政府能盡快撥款
提供相關的培訓課程及技術支援。」
上圖:節錄調查報告,請於 http://www.ehealth.org.hk/surveys_vp.php下載整份調查報告。
鄧淑明博士表示︰「是次問題調查的結果非常具鼓勵
性,不但反映醫療業界對於「互通」的認受程度與日俱
增,而且更已掌握到電子健康記錄互通對於醫療業界整
體的好處。私家醫生對於電子醫療系統的需求,仍有相
當大的發展空間。因此資訊科技業界於未來會繼續提倡
更多支援方案及為私家醫生提供更多醫療系統的資
訊,協助推行電子健康記錄互通計劃。」
上圖:發布會現場。
第一階段的「電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台」在去年 6 月
開始運作。在過去一年,試驗計劃測試了來自不同持分
者的電子健康信息是否符合未來的全民健康記錄的標
準。最終目的,是希望確保來自不同醫療機構的電子健
康記錄,均能夠與擬定在 2013/14 全面使用的「電子
健康記錄互通」系統互換資訊。第一階試驗計劃經已完
成而且成績理想,第二階段亦於 5 月開始運作作更多
測試,聯盟歡迎更多醫療機構參與試驗計劃。
上圖:部分有關問卷調查結果的報導。
電子健康聯盟感謝是次調查活動的參與者。透過此調查,
我們可以進一步掌握私家診所及醫院在實行電腦化的
現況,及醫療業界對電子健康記錄及其互通的認受程
度,從而能與資訊科技業界和醫護行業人員攜手規劃出
切實可行的方案,加快在香港推行電子健康記錄互通。
Updated on 28 Sep 2010 9
Chief Secretary for Administration Recognizes eHealth Consortium’s
Role in Healthcare Betterment at iProA Anniversary Event 2010
政務司司長於互聯網專業協會 2010 週年活動表揚電子健康聯盟的貢獻
9 June, MCL JP Cinemas, Causeway Bay
eHealth Consortium is glad to support the fundraising movie premiere, co-organized by iProA and Internet Foundation, to
commemorate the Internet Professional Association’s 11th year was a great success with over 650 guests attending.
The inspiring address by Guest of Honour, the Honorable Mr
Henry Tang, GBM, GBS, JP, is a testimony of iProA’s
commitment in bridging digital divide and the sustainable
growth and development of ICT industry and Hong Kong.
Mr Tang also mentioned eHealth Consortium’s contribution
over the years:
“Allow me to mention a couple of outstanding contributions from
your Association over the years. One example is your work in
promoting collaboration between health care and IT
professionals in disease tracking and control through an eHealth
Consortium during and after the SARS outbreak.
“The Consortium also plays a significant role in the territorial-
and population-wide electronic health record system, a
cornerstone of our healthcare reform. Through training,
seminars and conferences, the Consortium prepares our medical
practitioners for the digital age of healthcare. It also advises the
Government on the implementation of the system.”
For the full script to Mr Tang’s address and other
information about the event, including messages, ,
congratulatory messages, acknowledgements and photo
album, please visit:
http://www.iproa.org/Content/web/MoviePremiere/Mini/a_t
eam_index_1.html. Below: Dr CP Wong, Chairman of HKSMI and Co-Chair of eHealth Consortium
ExCo and Dr Winnie Tang, President of iProA and Chairperson of eHealth
Consortium Steering Committee at iProA Anniversary Event 2010
Updated on 28 Sep 2010 10
Greater China eHealth Forum 2011 - First Meeting of Regional Organizing
Committee
「「「「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇」」」」組委會首次會議組委會首次會議組委會首次會議組委會首次會議
27 May 2010
A Regional Organizing Committee for the Greater China eHealth Forum
2011 was formed earlier this year and the first meeting of the Regional OC
was held in Beijing on 27 May 2010, at the Jiuhua Resort and Conference
Center where the HIMSS AsiaPac Exposition and the CHINC were held.
Chairman of the Regional Organizing Committee, Dr Heston Kwong,
Assistant Director (Special Health Services) of Department of Health, the
Government of the Hong Kong SAR, hosted the meeting where preliminary
event plan was deliberated. Other members of the Regional OC include
representatives from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
A Scientific Program Committee (SPC) and a Local OC will be formed later
to layout groundwork, such as event theme and a sponsorship program, for
the event to be held in Hong Kong next year. The first round of event
promotion has been scheduled in Q3 of this year.
The second meeting of the Regional Organizing Committee has been
scheduled in December 2010 in southern China.
5555 月月月月 27272727 日日日日
「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇 2011」組委會於
早前成立,並於 5 月 27 日假北京九華山莊舉行第一次
會議。
委員一致通過由香港特別行政區政府衛生署助理署長
鄺國威醫生擔任組委會主席一職並主持是次會議,與各
委員商討活動初步計劃內容。
論壇的學術委委員會及地方工作小組會隨後成立,以制
定明年的論壇內容及細節,如活動的主題及贊助方案。
而第一輪的推廣會定於今年第三季展開。
第二次組委會會議將於 12 月在南中國地區舉行。
HL7 Hong Kong – Official Website Launched & Membership Drive Commenced Support from health informatics professionals and healthcare providers are crucial to the success of data standardization
in eHealth Records territory-wide sharing in Hong Kong
Following the inauguration ceremony of HL7 Hong Kong, a non-profit and international
affiliate of the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information
technology, and its debut event “eHR Shipshape - Symposium on HL7 & Health Data Standards”
both held in Oct 2009, Interim Chair Dr CP Wong is glad to announce the formal establishment
of the HL7 Hong Kong by way of the formation of its Board of Governors. The Board of
Governors would serve their terms until the first AGM, where reappointments and election of
Governors would be in place.
Membership drive has soft-launched recently and members of the healthcare
profession are most welcome to join HL7 Hong Kong, to receive the latest updates from HL7 Hong Kong and enjoy various
membership benefits. For more information, please visit HL7 Hong Kong’s official website at www.HL7.org.hk or email
Above: Group photo of Regional Organizing Committee
Meeting of the Greater China eHealth Forum 2011 and
meeting attendees. 上圖:會議成員合照
Right: First meeting of the Greater China eHealth Forum 2011
Regional OC was held in Beijing. 右圖:第一次的組委會會議於北京舉行
Updated on 28 Sep 2010 11
2nd Survey on Chinese Medicine Practitioners (CMP) Clinic Computerization
Readiness
第二次中醫診所電腦化趨勢調查第二次中醫診所電腦化趨勢調查第二次中醫診所電腦化趨勢調查第二次中醫診所電腦化趨勢調查
((((香港香港香港香港 –––– 2010201020102010年年年年5555月月月月) ) ) ) 「「「「電子健康聯盟電子健康聯盟電子健康聯盟電子健康聯盟」」」」聯同聯同聯同聯同「「「「互聯網專業協互聯網專業協互聯網專業協互聯網專業協
會會會會」、「」、「」、「」、「新華中醫中藥促進會新華中醫中藥促進會新華中醫中藥促進會新華中醫中藥促進會」」」」及及及及「「「「港九中醫師公會港九中醫師公會港九中醫師公會港九中醫師公會」」」」繼去年繼去年繼去年繼去年7777月進行全港首次中醫診所電腦化趨勢問卷調查後月進行全港首次中醫診所電腦化趨勢問卷調查後月進行全港首次中醫診所電腦化趨勢問卷調查後月進行全港首次中醫診所電腦化趨勢問卷調查後,,,,推出了首個專門為中醫藥人士而設計推出了首個專門為中醫藥人士而設計推出了首個專門為中醫藥人士而設計推出了首個專門為中醫藥人士而設計
的的的的「「「「中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓課程中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓課程中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓課程中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓課程」。」。」。」。現於該課程完結後現於該課程完結後現於該課程完結後現於該課程完結後,,,,再次進行相關問卷調查再次進行相關問卷調查再次進行相關問卷調查再次進行相關問卷調查,,,,成功得到超過成功得到超過成功得到超過成功得到超過150150150150位中醫藥從業員的回覆位中醫藥從業員的回覆位中醫藥從業員的回覆位中醫藥從業員的回覆,,,,當中以註冊中醫師當中以註冊中醫師當中以註冊中醫師當中以註冊中醫師
為主為主為主為主((((佔佔佔佔71717171%),%),%),%),其中大部分其中大部分其中大部分其中大部分((((65656565%%%%))))曾經修讀電子健康培訓課程曾經修讀電子健康培訓課程曾經修讀電子健康培訓課程曾經修讀電子健康培訓課程,,,,顯示他們對電子健康及電腦化的關注顯示他們對電子健康及電腦化的關注顯示他們對電子健康及電腦化的關注顯示他們對電子健康及電腦化的關注。。。。
與去年調查結果相若與去年調查結果相若與去年調查結果相若與去年調查結果相若,,,,八成回覆的中醫藥從業員認為八成回覆的中醫藥從業員認為八成回覆的中醫藥從業員認為八成回覆的中醫藥從業員認為,,,,診所電腦化能有助加強他們對病人的診所電腦化能有助加強他們對病人的診所電腦化能有助加強他們對病人的診所電腦化能有助加強他們對病人的診治診治診治診治,,,,以及改善他們日常工作的營運效率以及改善他們日常工作的營運效率以及改善他們日常工作的營運效率以及改善他們日常工作的營運效率。。。。更令人鼓舞的更令人鼓舞的更令人鼓舞的更令人鼓舞的
是是是是,,,,表示現時在其執業診所裡有使用電腦設備的人數比率表示現時在其執業診所裡有使用電腦設備的人數比率表示現時在其執業診所裡有使用電腦設備的人數比率表示現時在其執業診所裡有使用電腦設備的人數比率,,,,由去年的由去年的由去年的由去年的26262626%%%%大幅增加至大幅增加至大幅增加至大幅增加至44444444%,%,%,%,反映業界對診所電腦化的認受程度明顯改進反映業界對診所電腦化的認受程度明顯改進反映業界對診所電腦化的認受程度明顯改進反映業界對診所電腦化的認受程度明顯改進。。。。
「「「「互聯網專業協會互聯網專業協會互聯網專業協會互聯網專業協會」」」」主席及主席及主席及主席及「「「「電子健康聯盟電子健康聯盟電子健康聯盟電子健康聯盟」」」」指導委員會主席鄧淑明博士稱指導委員會主席鄧淑明博士稱指導委員會主席鄧淑明博士稱指導委員會主席鄧淑明博士稱︰「︰「︰「︰「問卷調查反映中醫藥業對診所電腦化的需求甚大問卷調查反映中醫藥業對診所電腦化的需求甚大問卷調查反映中醫藥業對診所電腦化的需求甚大問卷調查反映中醫藥業對診所電腦化的需求甚大,,,,故希望透過提供更故希望透過提供更故希望透過提供更故希望透過提供更
多適當的培訓多適當的培訓多適當的培訓多適當的培訓,,,,能在業界提高電腦化的普及程度能在業界提高電腦化的普及程度能在業界提高電腦化的普及程度能在業界提高電腦化的普及程度,,,,為增加香港中醫藥業的競爭力作出貢獻為增加香港中醫藥業的競爭力作出貢獻為增加香港中醫藥業的競爭力作出貢獻為增加香港中醫藥業的競爭力作出貢獻。」。」。」。」
請瀏覽 www.ehealth.org.hk 參閱全文。
Survey on “Readiness for eHealth Records Sharing” and Preliminary Survey
Results
醫護業界對共享電子健康記錄的認受及準備的調查醫護業界對共享電子健康記錄的認受及準備的調查醫護業界對共享電子健康記錄的認受及準備的調查醫護業界對共享電子健康記錄的認受及準備的調查
The survey, as part of the Validation Platform project sponsored by OGCIO and conducted in form of a questionnaire,
launched on 13 May was designed to assess the healthcare industry’s readiness for sharing electronic health records in
Hong Kong by, for example, participating in the current “Validation Platform for Electronic Health Record Data Standards
Conformity” pilot scheme or the future “Territory-wide eHealth Record Sharing System” as planned by the eHealth Record
Office in 2013/14.
Over 10,000 copies of the questionnaire were sent to healthcare professionals in
Hong Kong via direct mailing to Hong Kong Doctors Union (HKDU) and Hong
Kong Medical Association (HKMA) and via emails to members of eHealth
Consortium and Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics (HKSMI).
Preliminary result indicates strong support from the healthcare profession and
their willingness to participant in the future Territory-Wide eHR Sharing System
and the Validation Platform project. The profession’s perceptions on benefits and
barriers, and expected incentives, to ehealth adoption were also covered on the
questionnaire, which would yield valuable information on how to encourage
widespread use of IT in the industry.
eHealth Consortium thanks all survey participants for contributing their views on
ehealth record sharing thus far. The above and further data collection and
analysis in early July will be important indications on future recommendations on
awareness, assistance and training programs for ehealth development in Hong
Kong.
A briefing on the survey results has been scheduled for 6 July 2010 in Central.
Post-event report will be posted in the next issue of the newsletter.
Preliminary Result as of 31 May…
…over 65% of the survey
respondents expressed that they have heard of the eHealth Record
Office’s eHR Development Programme (10-year Plan),
…over 90% expressed that they think territory-wide eHR sharing will be an improvement to the
current healthcare system, and
…while 80% of the respondents are willing to share in the
Territory-wide eHR Sharing Scheme once available but only around 60% of the respondents thinks they are ready to share once the Scheme is available.
Updated on 28 Sep 2010 12
RTHK Interviewed Dr CP Wong on the Development of eHealth
王春波醫生於港台王春波醫生於港台王春波醫生於港台王春波醫生於港台「「「「精靈一點精靈一點精靈一點精靈一點」」」」談電子健康談電子健康談電子健康談電子健康
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) has interviewed Dr CP Wong, Chairman of Hong Kong Society of Medical
Informatics (HKSMI) and Co-Chairman of eHealth Consortium’s Executive Committee, on the development of ehealth
in Hong Kong, on 26 March during their long standing Radio 1 program "Adwiser" which aims at keeping the public
abreast of practical medical knowledge.
Dr CP Wong explained the advantages of ehealth adoption and the development of ehealth and health informatics in
Hong Kong, including the Hospital Authority’s award-winning patient records database; the Public-Private-Interface
Electronic Patient Record Sharing Pilot Project (PPI-ePR), which allows participating private healthcare providers
and other registered institutions to view their patients' medical records kept at the Hospital Authority, subject to the
patients' consent; and, the “Validation Platform for Electronic Health Record Data Standards Conformity” pilot
scheme developed by the eHealth Consortium, commissioned by OGCIO. Additionally, Dr Wong stressed the
importance of awareness of ehealth and public-private collaboration for completeness and quality of electronic
health records for all.
eHealth Consortium thanks RTHK for helping to raise the public’s awareness on ehealth and its development.
香港醫療資訊學會會長、電子健康聯盟創辦人及執委會共同主席王春波醫生,早前接受香港電台訪問,於3月26日
在一台節目「精靈一點」中與主持人談論香港電子健康的進展。該節目莊諧並重,營造開朗心境,介紹實用醫學知
識給廣大聽眾。
王醫生談及香港電子健康的應用及發展歷程,包括醫院管理局的「病歷數據庫」,屢獲殊榮。公私營機構合作的電
子病歷互聯試驗計劃,也是其中一項醫療資訊科技的改革。私家醫護人員獲得病人授權後,可透過互聯網讀取病人
在醫管局的病歷及住院報告,有助為病人提供更合適的治療。還有,得到食物及衛生局、政府資訊科技總監辦公室
和電子健康記錄統籌處的全力資助,電子健康聯盟進行了「電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台」的先導計劃。此外,
王醫生強調公眾對電子健康的認知及公私營機構合作對電子健康記錄數據庫的重要性。
電子健康聯盟感謝香港電台對提高公眾對電子健康發展的認知的貢獻。
Programme Archive
Adwiser - Medical Frontline: eHealth
節目重溫節目重溫節目重溫節目重溫
精靈一點精靈一點精靈一點精靈一點 ---- 醫學最前線醫學最前線醫學最前線醫學最前線: : : : 電子醫療電子醫療電子醫療電子醫療
http://programme.rthk.org.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio1/adwiser&d=2010-03-26&p=1147
&e=105946&m=episode
Date: 26 March 2010
Time: 1pm (segment starts at the 20min and ends at the
60min time marks)
Presenters: Mr Siu Kwok-wah, Mr HL Choi
播出日期播出日期播出日期播出日期: 2010年3月26日
時間時間時間時間: 下午1時 (環節在20分鐘時標開始,60分鐘時標結
束)
主持主持主持主持: 邵國華、蔡浩樑
Updated on 28 Sep 2010 13
Validation Platform for eHealth Data Standard Conformity:
Media Interview by Health Section of Ming Pao’s JUMP
明報介紹明報介紹明報介紹明報介紹 「「「「電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台電子健康記錄互通標準認證平台」」」」
12 March 2010
Phase 2 of the Project is in good progress, heading for its UAT later this year. The eHealth Consortium has
planned to promote the aims and achievements of the Project and at the same time raise the public’s
awareness on ehealth development in Hong Kong.
Dr CP Wong, member of the Project Steering Committee, talked about the Project and the development of
ehealth in Hong Kong during a media interview.
Updated on 28 Sep 2010 14
Jan 2010: MOU Signing Ceremony between CHIMA and eHealth Consortium for
Co-organizing of “Greater China eHealth Forum” in Hong Kong in 2011
中國醫院協會中國醫院協會中國醫院協會中國醫院協會信息信息信息信息管理專業委員會管理專業委員會管理專業委員會管理專業委員會(CHIMA)(CHIMA)(CHIMA)(CHIMA)與電子健康聯盟與電子健康聯盟與電子健康聯盟與電子健康聯盟(eHCL)(eHCL)(eHCL)(eHCL)共同發起並於共同發起並於共同發起並於共同發起並於 2011201120112011
年在香港舉行年在香港舉行年在香港舉行年在香港舉行「「「「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇」」」」之合作協議簽署發之合作協議簽署發之合作協議簽署發之合作協議簽署發布布布布會會會會
After more than a year of avid preparation, a MOU
between CHIMA and eHCL was signed in Beijing on
29 January for the collaboration on Greater China
eHealth Forum (「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化
論壇」). The first Greater China eHealth Forum will
be held in Hong Kong in 2011; the second Forum
will be held in Beijing in 2012.
The Forum aims at raising the awareness of
ehealth and health informatics; promoting ehealth
development, project collaboration and experience
sharing among Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau
and Taiwan; introduction of new technologies and
international standards; encouraging cooperation
between domestic and foreign regions on medical
informatics and internationalization of standards.
The Forum will bring together representatives of
authoritative and renowned ehealth/medical
informatics organizations in the Greater China
Region as members of the Forum’s Organizing
Committee, and will invite international experts to
form an Advisory Committee where they will
provide professional guidance on the preparation
and scientific program of the event.
經過一年多來的積極籌備,由中國醫院協會信息管理專業委
員會("CHIMA")與香港電子健康聯盟("eHCL")共同發起並主
辦的「大中華電子健康及醫療信息化論壇」 ("Greater China
eHealth Forum")合作協議簽約儀式日前在北京舉行。會議宣
布,首屆論壇將於 2011 年在香港舉行,2012 年論壇將移師北
京。
與國內的醫療行業論壇有所不同,「大中華電子健康論壇」將
面向所有華人地區,旨在提高大中華地區(即中國內地、香
港、澳門、台灣地區)對電子健康及醫療資訊化的認識水準,
促進兩岸四地在相關電子健康計畫或專案發展上的深入瞭解
和經驗交流,引進海內外醫療資訊化的先進經驗及國際標
準,分享推廣電子健康的經驗,促進國內外在醫療資訊化領
域的合作和相關國際標準的使用及完善等。論壇將彙聚大中
華地區各地具權威性及代表性的醫療資訊化機構,組成大中
華電子健康論壇組織委員會,並設立一個國際專家顧問委員
會,聽取各方對活動籌備、學術交流及專案開發等多方面的
意見。
香港電子健康聯盟指導委員會主席鄧淑明博士,中國醫院協
會信息管理專業委員會常務副主任委員李包羅教授等認為,
中國大陸地區與香港地區的醫院組織結構與形式有很大不
同,香港政府在醫療資訊化方面起到了主導的作用,大陸地
區的醫院可以學習香港在管理體制,電子病歷等方面的成功
經驗。論壇將於 2010 年 5 月前召開第一次工作會議,屆時將
就論壇的主題等相關事項進行討論。
The MOU for Greater China
eHealth Forum was signed
between CHIMA and eHCL by Dr
Winnie TANG (6th
from left), and
Prof LI Baoluo (7th
from left). 鄧淑明博士(左 6)及李包羅教授(左 7)與其他嘉賓合攝於簽署發佈會上
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Jan 2010: eHealth Training for CMP (Advanced level)
中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓計劃中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓計劃中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓計劃中醫藥從業員電子健康培訓計劃((((深造班講座深造班講座深造班講座深造班講座))))
In January 2010, around 140 audiences attended a series of three 3-hour Advanced Level lectures as
organized by the eHealth Consortium. Topics covered eHealth Concept, Its Worldwide Development,
Briefing of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Common Threats & Solutions of Private Data Leakage in
CMP Operational Environment, Data Protection & Security, Health Care Vouchers, and Productivity
Improvement Tools, etc.
RIGHT: Dr CP WONG facilitated the first lecture in the
Advanced Level of the eHealth Training for Chinese
Medicine Practitioners on eHealth concepts and its
development.
2010 年 1 月的首 3 個星期天,約 140 名
中醫藥業界人士參加了由電子健康聯盟
舉辦的一系列中醫藥從業員電子健康培
訓課程的深造班講座,題目涉及電子健康
的概念,個人資料(私隱)條例簡介,中
醫診所解決方案,數據防護,及醫療券
(www.hcv.gov.hk)等等。
右:王春波醫生於深造班講授第一課,題
目涉及電子健康的概念及其發展方向。
Dec 2009: eHealth Consortium Christmas Gathering
Members of eHealth Consortium Steering Committee, Executive Committee, and invited guests gathered to
celebrate what have been achieved together in the great year of 2009. Unfailing supports from volunteers
and members in the year have once again showed the cohesion of great team work!
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8 & 9 Oct 2009: eHealth Forum 2009
The second international conference eHealth Forum 2009 organized by eHealth Consortium was
successfully held on 8-9 October at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. The objective of the two-day
“intellectual banquet”, as remarked by Dr Charleston Sin, Chairman of the Forum Organizing Committee,
was to share ideas in promoting interoperability of electronic medical/patient record (eMR/ePR) systems
and seamlessness in electronic health record (eHR) sharing and to gain a more in-depth appreciation of
current and future development plans for eMR/ePR and eHR sharing system in public and private
healthcare sectors.
The Opening Ceremony of the Forum was graced by Dr York Chow, GBS, JP, as the Officiating Guest who
shared the vision of the eHR initiatives launched by the Government. The inauguration of the Hong Kong
international health standards developing organization, HL7-HK, also took place after the Forum’s Opening
Ceremony. The establishment of HL7-HK is recognized as one of the most important milestones in unifying
eHealth development in Hong Kong.
The Forum received overwhelming support with more than 700 participants including top government
officials, and senior executives and professionals from healthcare and IT industries in the region. The Forum
has provided superb opportunities for networking, sharing on new initiatives and dialogues with key
industry players. Over 40 speakers participated in an extensive range of sessions and talks.
The Special Plenary Session by Mr Victor Lam, Acting Deputy Government Chief Information Officer
(Business Transformation) and the Closing Plenary Session by Dr NT Cheung, Chief Medical Informatics
Officer of Hospital Authority respectively gave detailed background on the Government’s effort in eHR
development and the way forward of its future endeavors. World renowned experts from US, UK,
Australia, Singapore, Mainland and the Pearl River Delta Region were drawn to share their expertise and
contribute insights to the development direction of eHealth around the world.
The eHealth Forum was initiated by the honorable guests placing mascots on the Globe, signifying sharing, collaboration, and participation.
(Right, from centre: Dr York Chow, Dr Leung Pak-yin, Prof Li Baoluo, Mr Victor Lam, Dr Charleston Sin;
Left, from centre: Dr Winnie Tang, Dr Heston Kwong, Mr Ray Cheung, Dr CP Wong, Dr NT Cheung)
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Collaboration agreement was signed between Dr Charles Jaffe, CEO of HL7 Inc and Dr CP Wong representing HL7-HK. The
inauguration was enlightened by Prof Ed Hammond, Board Chair of HL7 and Ms Sandra Lee, JP, Permanent Secretary of Food and
Health, as witnesses of the ceremony.
(Front, from left: Prof Ed Hammond, Dr Charles Jaffe, Dr CP Wong, Ms Sandra Lee;
Back, from left: Mr Ray Cheung, Mr Anthony Cheung, Mr Pascal Tse, Dr NT Cheung)
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Honorable Guests and Sponsors of the Forum in a group photo taken at the Opening Ceremony.
Officiating Guests and Supporting Organizations of the Forum in a group photo taken at the Opening Ceremony.
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7 Oct 2009: eHR Shipshape – Symposium on HL7 & Health Data Standards
Healthcare is now being delivered by teams of practitioner serving patients over long periods. In Hong
Kong, the government is developing a territory-wide, patient-oriented electronic health record (eHR) with
the aims to improve efficiency and quality of care, improve continuity and integration of care, enhance
disease surveillance and redress public-private imbalance. The symposium aims to promote the
understanding of HL7 and other health data standards and to share ideas on the management and
implementation of HL7 and other health data standards.
The eHealth Consortium has the honor to sponsor, together with the Hospital Authority, the “eHR
Shipshape – Symposium on HL7 & Health Data Standards” organized by the eHealth Record Office of Food
and Health Bureau and HL7, Inc. The Symposium, held in the Ruttonjee Hospital, was a full house with 150
participants.
Group Photo of Dr CP Wong (3rd, left), Co-Chairman of eHealth Consortium Executive Committee and Speakers
(From left) Mr Michael Cheung, Prof Ed Hammond, Dr Charles Jaffe, Ms SC Chiang, Ms Vicky Fung, Mr Pascal Tse.
Speeches by Prof Ed Hammond and Dr Charles Jaffe.
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22 Sep 2009: Press Conference for the Survey of CMPs Clinic Computerization
Readiness
The eHealth Consortium has held a press luncheon and announced to the media the findings of the
first-ever Chinese Medicine Clinic Computerization Survey in Hong Kong. The survey was conducted in July
2009, together with the Internet Professional Association (iProA), the Association of Hong Kong & Kowloon
Practitioners of Chinese Medicine Ltd, and the Sin Hua Herbalists' and Herb Dealers' Promotion Society Ltd.
This was one of the key events of the project, “eHealth Training for Chinese Medicine Practitioners”
sponsored by OGCIO (Office of Government Chief Information Officer).
The survey finds that 80% of Chinese medicine practitioners agree that computerization helps with the
treatment of patients. Most of them who support the idea cite other reasons such as arousing public
awareness of electronic health and projecting a positive clinic image. In addition, more than 80% of the
respondents are willing to join eHealth or computer-related training courses. This shows that Chinese
medicine practitioners are open in general and the vast majority of them would support the electronic
medical development launched by the Government.
Regarding what they would like to learn from the courses, many of them hope to learn how to surf the
Internet to get the latest information on Chinese medicine research and the profession. They also want to
understand the latest development of international electronic health and to have academic exchanges with
practitioners from other regions. It can be concluded that Chinese medicine practitioners adopt a positive
attitude towards clinic computerization. Quite a number of them are willing to take part in computer
training courses; and for which, the eHealth Consortium is more than ready to play a more contributing
role.
(左二) 港九中醫師公會 首席理事長 何國偉醫師
(左三) 新華中醫中藥促進會 理事長 俞煥彬中醫師
(右二) 電子健康聯盟 指導委員會主席 鄧淑明博士
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Aug-Sep 2009: Capacity Building – eHealth Training Basic-level Lectures to
Chinese Medicine Practitioners (CMPs)
As part of OGCIO’s 2008/09 Sector-Specific IT Training Programme (SSP), the eHealth Consortium organized
a series of eHealth training lectures and hands-on workshops, together with the Internet Professional
Association (iProA), Association of Hong Kong & Kowloon Practitioners of Chinese Medicine Ltd. (港九中醫師
公會) and Sin Hua Herbalists' and Herb Dealers' Promotion Society Ltd. (新華中醫中藥促進會), to the CMPs in
Hong Kong.
The objective is to help CMPs by uplifting their IT capability and enhancing their readiness to participate in
the Territory Wide eHealth Record Sharing System (TWeHRSS). In Aug and Sep 2009, eHC organized
basic-level lecture sessions to over 200 CMPs in town. A questionnaire was given to the participants after
the completion of the lectures. Among the attendees,
over 70% rated good and excellent regarding the
practicability of the training course material, 73%
considered this training course to be able to arouse
their interests and confidence in using computer; and
over 88% considered to recommend the training
programme to other CMPs. The lectures would be
followed by a series of hands-on workshops, providing
further opportunities for CMPs to acquire hands-on
experience in trying out how IT can be applied in their
daily tasks.
29 Jun 2009: Survey Result on Clinical
Computerization of Private Doctors
The press conference was held on June 29 to announce the
survey result. The survey was conducted in mid-June when
questionnaires were mailed to respondents via the Hong Kong
Medical Association and the Hong Kong Doctors Union. A total
of 342 completed questionnaires were returned. We found over
80% private doctors need more technical support and training
during the implementation of medical computerization.
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19 Jun 2009: Dr. CP Wong delivers talk at an evening technical seminar at HKIE
about “eHealth Evolution”
Dr CP Wong has delivered a talk about eHealth Evolution in Hong Kong to a group of professional engineers
coming from HKIE (Hong Kong Institution of
Engineers) and IET HK (The Institution of
Engineering and Technology, Hong Kong
Branch), more than 80 attended there. It
started from the first IT/IS Strategy adopted
by HA (Hospital Authority) back from 1992,
until its evolution to the current CMS (Clinical
Management System), a very comprehensive
review of Health Informatics in the past 17
years. As of today, totally 40 public hospitals
and 119 clinics are covered by the same CMS,
all various patients’ electronic health records
(eHR) could be shared among these institutions. It holds 9 Million records and has more than 3.5 Million
accesses every day, and is believed to be the greatest similar system being used all over the world!
18 Jun 2009: A Public Forum “Electronic Health Record Sharing System from a
Privacy Perspective”
On June 12, Dr N.T. Cheung and Dr Elizabeth Quat have given their speeches in the public forum “Electronic
Health Record Sharing System from a Privacy Perspective” (as part of the 31st Asia Pacific Privacy
Authorities (APPA) meeting), hosted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Hong
Kong. The forum
was attended by
around 200
interested
persons.
May 2009: China Hospital Information Network Conference
The China Hospital Information Network Conference (CHINC) on May 22-25, 2009, jointly organized by the
National Institute of Hospital Administration (NIHA) and the China Hospital Information Management
Association (CHIMA), was a valuable opportunity for experienced hospital managers, IT professionals and
subject experts to share and exchange their knowledge through workshops, paper presentations,
demonstrations and panel discussions.
Dr Winnie Tang’s paper, titled “正走向全民的「電子健康記錄互通平
台 」 ” (“Towards a Territory-wide eHR Sharing System – the
Public-Private Partnership Experience in HK”) depicts the drivers,
challenges and roadmap of developing a territory-wide eHR Sharing
System, and the establishment, role and achievements of the eHealth
Consortium in improving Hong Kong’s healthcare system.
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May 2009: World Healthcare Congress
Dr Winnie Tang, CEO of ESRI China (HK), as well as Chairpersion of eHealth
Consortium, was invited as Speaker at the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress
held in Brussels on May 13-14, 2009.
Mar 2009: IT x Healthcare Discussion Seminar Hosted by office of the Hon. Samson Tam and co-hosted by
iProA, the seminar aimed to provide a sharing platform for IT
and respective industry players to explore how best we can
enhance the competitiveness of such traditional industries
through the use of IT.
Dec 2008: Lectures on Health Informatics Standards
We have pleasure to have invited Professor Yun Sik KWAK, an
expert in the eHealth Record Information Standards, who is now
serving as the Chairman of ISO Technical committee on Health
Informatics (ISO/TC215) and as the Professor of Medical
Informatics of Kyungpook National University of South Korea, as
our Honorary eHR Information Standards Advisor.
Prof Kwak would give us invaluable advices and comments on
whether the proposed eHR content & information standards are
implementable, what would assist the adoption of the proposed
standards, and how it could be improved. Prof Kwak has visited
HK in mid Dec and conducted two lectures on the Health Informatics Standards and International
Development of Health Informatics Standards on Dec 16 and 19 respectively.
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Dec 2008: Contract Signing Ceremony for
the Project on Validation Platform for eHR
Data Standards Conformity
Sponsored by Food and Health Bureau (FHB) and Office of
the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), this
project will be implemented by eHealth Consortium Ltd to
build a platform to test how electronic health information
from various stakeholders could conform to the ultimate
territory-wide standards and shared in the future.
The Contract Signing Ceremony for the Project on Validation Platform
for eHR Data Standards Conformity was held on 12 December 2008 at
Hong Kong Productivity Council. This proposal was agreed and
sponsored by the Food and Health Bureau and the Office of the
Government Chief Information Officer of the HKSAR Government.
Public and private health care organizations were invited to
collaborate in this project. After a round of fair tender and selection
process, the project was awarded to PCCW Solutions Limited and
they signed the contract with eHealth Consortium.
Apr 2008: TDC Event
The ICT Pavilion brought together product and service
providers showcasing their latest technologies and
applications in this fast-paced sector, enabling companies
to find the best ICT solutions and business partners for
their operations.
Jul 2007: The 2nd China International Symposium and Exhibition on Digital
Hospital and Electronic Medical Record Application
It was jointly organized by the
Ministry of Science and
Technology (MOST), the Ministry
of Health of the PRC, the Ministry
of Information Industry of the
PRC, iProA together with two
other industry associations of the
Mainland. With pleasure, the
eHealth Consortium took part in
the effort as a supporting
organization.
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Mar 2007: Roundtable with Private Hospitals
Recognizing the important role of information and communication technologies in support of healthcare,
the Consortium organized a roundtable, entitled “Future Strategies for Developing a Common
Interoperable Electronic Health Record System in Hong Kong”, to ascertain the needs of health services
providers and define possible solutions to jump-start eHealth adoption in the private sector.
Sep 2006: eHealth Fourm 2006
The Forum is the signature event of the eHealth Consortium, a multi-sectoral collaboration in Hong Kong to
promote the application and awareness of using information technology (IT) in maintaining health in the
community.
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Aug 2006: Capacity Building – Trainings to Private Doctors
Essential eHealth Skills Workshop was successful in
creating awareness amongst health care workers. The
EESW consisted of lectures, skills lab and eHealth forum.
It focused on the application of eHealth technology and
solution based trainings on practical usage of common
eHealth application.
A questionnaire was given to the participants after the
completion of the Workshop in August. Among 849
attendants, 75% considered that a re-run is necessary.
Overall, 66% rated the workshop good and excellent.
From the feedback, the participants considered that they
would increase the use of IT in the clinic management.
The need of using IT was recognized by the private medical
practitioners, but the need was not strong and the
demand was generally not yet obvious. If resources were
given, it was recommended to re-run the Workshop and to
explore more channels to increase the coverage of the
course, e.g. e-learning packages and other electronic channels.
Jul 2003: IT in Health Forum
Internet Professional Association (iProA) and the Department of Health jointly organized the "IT in Health
Forum" in July 2003 under the initiatives of "DO IT Campaign" of the Legislative Councilor Hon. Mr. SIN
Chung Kai.
The Forum provided a platform for knowledge exchange amongst IT and healthcare professionals to explore
methods and share experiences on disease control and prevention.
The Forum was officiated by Honorary Guests including
HKSAR Government officials Dr E.K. Yeoh, JP, Secretary for
Health, Welfare and Food; Dr Margaret Chan, JP, Director,
Department of Health; Mr. Alan Wong, JP, Director,
Information Technology Services Department; then
Legislative Councilor (IT), Mr. Chun-kai Sin; and the past
President of iProA Dr Elizabeth Quat. It was well attended
by a good number of Healthcare professionals and IT
industry players from US, Australia, Germany, Switzerland,
Japan, Singapore, and HK, more than 400 delegates
participated this first eHealth event in HK.