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Day 3,February 8, 2007(9:30am-11:00am)
Health IT Initiative: Country Case Studies
The session will highlight the confluence of efforts surrounding not only information technology and its use in healthcare improvement, but also requirements for and the alignment of incentives with quality improvement, create a near-term opportunity for transformation in the healthcare system in Asia. As efforts to both measure against and align incentives with goals around quality improvement and effectiveness continue to grow, health information exchange initiatives are beginning to explore expanding their services to offer an approach for supporting quality improvement that builds multi-stakeholder trust and creates a policy and technical infrastructure for information sharing with mutual agreement among providers, purchasers and payers.

Outcomes
· Knowledge sharing on trends
· Showcasing of ehealth efforts in different countries across globe
Speakers

Dato’ Jai Mohan
President, Malaysian Health Informatics Association, Malaysia
Dr. Molly Cheah, President of OSHCA (Open Source Healthcare Alliance)

Dr Alvin Marcelo
Director, National Telehealth Centre, Philippines

Dr. J.A. Davis
Principal, GP Assist, Australia

Jagjit Singh Bhattia
Director, Center for Development of Advanced Computing, India

Dr Penelope O'Hara, Country Director, BT Health, United Kingdom