Analysis of regional healthcare information systems in China / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

By means of literature review,the paper made a comparative study of key development projects of healthcare information in China over the last decade,in terms of their project characteristics,economic environment,development entity,investment and compensation practice,development strategy,coverage,experience and promotional values.Setbacks identified include the followingdiscrepancy in regional development stages of healthcare information; successful pilots are limited to scientific research samples; lack of regional models; systems separation; poor continuity and coordination; waste and insufficiency of resources in the investment and construction among others.The authors recommend a better exchange of experiences in building the regional healthcare information service platforms,greater investment,better compensation mechanism,better top-tier design,and maximized coverage within reach of supervision and technology.