Chinese public hospitals embrace information technology

 14-Oct-16, People's Daily Online

Internet technology has spawned many emerging businesses in China, and now public medical institutionsare taking their turn. A number of public hospitals have been testing and promoting electronic medical record systemsin order to better serve patients. Many anticipate that, following healthcare reform, more and more public hospitals will move toward these “smart” medical services.

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“We are probably the very first public hospital in China benefiting from the use of information technology,” said Xiong Fang, deputy director of the network and information office of Xiangya Hospital in Hunan province. Xiong described how the 110-year-old hospital made use of big data and Internet technology to establish an electronic medical record sharing platform.

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