1. E-health in the East Asian tigers
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Holliday, Ian and Tam, Wai-keung
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ECONOMICS , *MEDICAL care , *WEBSITES , *HEALTH - Abstract
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.We conducted a series of fieldwork interviews and analyzed key healthcare websites.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. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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