E-health in the East Asian tigers

OBJECTIVE: The article analyzes e-health progress in East Asia's leading tiger economies: Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. It describes five main dimensions of e-health provision in the tigers: policymaking, regulation, provision, funding and physician-patient relations. MET...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Holliday, Ian, Tam, Wai-keung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7108236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15491927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.08.001
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The article analyzes e-health progress in East Asia's leading tiger economies: Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. It describes five main dimensions of e-health provision in the tigers: policymaking, regulation, provision, funding and physician-patient relations. METHODS: We conducted a series of fieldwork interviews and analyzed key healthcare websites. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Our main finding is that the development of e-health in the region is less advanced than might be expected. Our explanation focuses on institutional, cultural and financial factors.

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