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Overview Global health authorities have put healthcare delivery transformation on top of their agenda and are provided stimulus packages to hurry the trend along . Healthcare policy makers and providers are continuing to leverage on health informatics for better efficiency, accuracy and quality in the delivery of healthcare. EHR systems have been proven to increase physician efficiency and reduce costs, as well as promote standardization of care . However, they are accompanied with challenges in interoperability, technology limitations, standardization, confidentiality and privacy of patient information and infrastructure development. In Asia, countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Korea are in the process of integrating the use of EHR in their healthcare system. Hospitals in this region are seeing heightened activities in the EHR transformation process which spells opportunities and challenges in this sector. EHR 2009 aims to tackle and discuss current and urgent issues that surround the planning and implementation of a top notch electronic health record system. Health authorities, healthcare providers and technology providers from the Asia Pacific region will attend this conference to discuss and explore possible solutions to address challenges in developing an EHR system within their hospitals or countries. Featuring Keynote Speakers: Shelagh Maloney, Executive Director – Certification Services and External Liaison, Canada Health Infoway Dr Sarah Christine Muttitt, Chief Information Officer, MOH Holdings, Singapore Dr Fauziah Zainal Ehsan, Assistant Principal Director, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Prof Richard Madden, Director, National Centre for Classification in Health, Australia Presenting Industry Experts: Dr James Yip, Chief Medical Information Officer, National University Health Systems, Singapore Dr Wong Chun Por, Co-Chairman – Clinical Informatics Programme, Hong Kong Hospital Authority & Chairman, Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics Dato Dr Jai Mohan, Professor of Health Informatics, International Medical University, Malaysia & Vice President, Malaysian Health Informatics Association Michael Strachan, Director, Health Information Services, Mater Health Services, Australia David Hanson, Ehealth theme leader- Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Australia Dr Yun Sik Kwak, Chairman, HL7 Korea 7 Reasons Why You Must Attend! Meet with professionals from key Health authorities and hospitals from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and more who are involved in EHR implementation projects Understand the mammoth task of implementing a nation wide EHR system by learning from world class EHR systems in Canada, Hong Kong and Australia Benefit from tried and tested adoption and interoperability strategies utilized by EHR equipped nations Address work flow challenges involved in EHR transition and implementation stages Learn about the challenges in confidentiality and patient privacy issues arising from EHR systems Identify business opportunities in data management and EHR transformation initiatives Be updated on the latest standardization tools and methods Plus! Pre & Post Conference Workshops: Pre Conference Workshop: 8 December 2009 EHR Implementations: An Effective & Seamless Transtition Strategy Post Conference Workshop: 11 December 2009 Managing Interoperability Challenges in EHR Implementation

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