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Taiwan partners with US to develop digital health ecosystem

BioSpectrum Asia January 2024

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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, US and the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), an agency under the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan, have formed an agreement to drive digital transformation in population health, digital capacity building, cybersecurity resilience and workforce development.

Taiwan partners with US to develop digital health ecosystem

This collaboration will develop a digital health ecosystem through an evidence-driven approach that is based on HIMSS digital capacity and maturity frameworks. This provides a quantified understanding of the current state and p

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