Newswise — Healthcare IT experts from around the world will converge in Beijing from May 26th to May 28th 2010 for the HIMSS AsiaPac10 exposition organized by HIMSS, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, a not-for-profit and non-governmental, international healthcare membership organization.
This follows the successful staging of HIMSS AsiaPac09, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which united over 1800 Healthcare IT leaders across the region to share best practices, gain insights and discover the latest innovations to advance quality healthcare through IT.
Said Steven Yeo, Vice President, HIMSS Asia & Middle East,
“We carefully evaluated our options before selecting Beijing as the host city. With the quick development of its healthcare industry, China is now the gateway for healthcare organizations to enter into the Asia Pacific market. And for vendors of Healthcare IT products and services from the region, this is a good opportunity to know more about China market. We believe Beijing is the ideal city to hold the exposition.”
Yeo also indicated that, “HIMSS Asiapac10 comes at an optimum time as the Chinese government is placing the utmost importance on developing the healthcare industry. We hope Healthcare IT professionals as well as vendors from the region will join this event, and through this platform, get a better understating about the Chinese healthcare market, and improve the quality of healthcare and drive the development of Healthcare IT through joint efforts and cooperation.”
The Chinese Hospital Information Network Conference (CHINC) is held alongside HIMSS Asia Pac’10, the most popular, influential, and highly-recognized annual event of the healthcare industry in China. Co-hosted by the National Institute of Hospital Administration and China Hospital Association, and supported by the China Hospital Information Management Association (CHIMA), CHINC will be the pre-conference event on May 26.
CHIMA is a subordinate organization to Chinese Hospital Association, dedicated to enhancing the development of information management in Chinese hospitals. Since its founding, CHIMA each year holds CHINC in joint efforts with the National Institute of Hospital Administration.
Liang Minghui, President of CHIMA believes that, “HIMSS AsiaPac10 and CHINC will be the two spotlights in the Chinese healthcare industry. It implies that China has made great progress in terms of the healthcare industry’s development, and now is moving steadily towards international standards. We believe the event will be the biggest impetus to achieving this goal.”
The event will feature keynote addresses from industry experts Robert M. Kolodner, M.D, and Professor Steven Boyages, Chief Executive of Sydney West Area Health Services.
In addition to the keynote addresses, attendees at the HIMSS AsiaPac10 Exposition will be able to attend one of eight industrial solution tracks with presentations from subject matterexperts from Microsoft, Dell, ESRI, GE Healthcare, IBM, iSOFT, and Philips. These presentations are highly recommended and not to be missed.
In addition to education opportunities, the HIMSS AsiaPac10 exhibit hall provides visitors with the opportunity to explore the latest in healthcare IT solutions, emerging technological advances and interoperability standards. The exhibit hall will feature over 60 companies showcasing their latest products and solutions in a hands-on, interactive and dynamic environment.
Registration is now open at www.himssasiapac.org/expo10. Early bird registration rates have been extended to April 23.
The HIMSS AsiaPac10 website also provides information on travel and accommodation, where delegates can take advantage of specially negotiated rates at hotels around the city.
About HIMSSThe Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a comprehensive healthcare-stakeholder membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, Singapore, and other locations across the United States, HIMSS represents more than 23,000 individual members, of which 73% work in patient care delivery settings. HIMSS also includes over 380 corporate members and nearly 30 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its educational, professional development, and advocacy initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to ensuring quality patient care.
HIMSS MissionTo lead healthcare transformation through the effective use of health information technology.
Websitewww.himssasiapac.org/expo10
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