NT CHEUNG
NT CHEUNG
- Chief Medical Information Officer, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Speech Title:
“Hong Kong eHR: The Way Forward”
Abstract:
In July of this year the Legislative Council approved the funding of HK$702M for the first phase of the territory-wide electronic health record system. The HK eHR will be a government-led healthcare project, an essential infrastructure for the long term sustainability of the Hong Kong healthcare system, and so the ambitions of the eHR extend beyond delivering the patient oriented longitudinal health record. The eHR will be an important tool in building up the family doctor concept, and in supporting new models of public-private partnership in healthcare. It is also hoped that the eHR will create a more vibrant health IT industry in Hong Kong and the region.
Although there has been widespread support from the community and the healthcare and IT industries, and Hong Kong can draw upon the Hospital Authority’s considerable experience and expertise from developing the Clinical Management System over the last 15 years, formidable challenges still await the eHR programme.
Bio:
N.T. Cheung is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HKHA) and is also the Consultant for eHealth for the Hong Kong Government. As the head of health informatics in the Hospital Authority, NT has taken the Authority from a virtual “green fields” site in 1991 to today’s situation where clinical information systems are an indispensable part of the care delivery process for 30,000 clinical users. His current work focuses on taking the Hospital Authority’s Clinical Management System (CMS) on a generational leap to the next level of computerized record system functionality to improve the already world-class facilities in the CMS for the documentation and effective management of diseases and care. He works closely with clinicians and executives in the HKHA to ensure that the CMS supports organizational initiatives and that patient benefits are being realized.
N.T. is also working with the government and other healthcare stakeholders in Hong Kong to create a territory wide Electronic Health Record Sharing infrastructure. He is leading the EHR standards development efforts, the development of the sharing architecture, and various EHR pilot projects.
NT is active in the informatics research and education communities, and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. He holds a medical degree from the University of Sydney and a Master’s degree in computing science from Imperial College, London.
