China faces $1.5bn bill on healthcare

China’s planned Rmb850bn ($124bn) revamp of its ailing healthcare system will generate software spending worth at least $1.5bn, according to IBM’s Chinese development laboratory.

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Survey: Hong Kong private docs not ready for e-health record

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Nearly 80 percent of private doctors in Hong Kong feel they lack IT know-how and relevant training when it comes to e-health record, though at the same time the same percentage of them support the introduction of a territory wide e-health record platform, said eHealth Consortium Monday.

Established since 2005, eHealth Consortium is a non-profit organization i