250674 Universal Coverage in Taiwan: Effect on Population Health

Monday, October 31, 2011: 9:10 AM

Chih-Liang Yaung, PhD , Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
     
Taiwan is a small island country with a land area of 14,000 square miles and 23 million people. Taiwan is utilizing cutting-edge health information technology to create world-class e-health services and deliver medical care of high quality. Minister Chiu will address how health information technology can improve access to medical care and increase efficiency of services, allowing high-quality medical care to be provided to more people at lower cost.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate how health information technology can improve access to medical care and increase efficiency of services.

Keywords: Information Technology, Health Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the former Minister of Health in the Taiwan Department of Health
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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