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Croll, P., B. Li, C. P. Wong, S. Gogia, A. Faud, Y. S. Kwak, S. Chu, et al. "Survey on Medical Records and EHR in Asia-Pacific Region." Methods of Information in Medicine 50, no. 04 (2011): 386–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/me11-02-0002.

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SummaryObjectives: To clarify health record background information in the Asia-Pacific region, for planning and evaluation of medical information systems.Methods: The survey was carried out in the summer of 2009. Of the 14 APAMI (Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics) delegates 12 responded which were Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan.Results: English is used for records and education in Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. Most of the countries/regions are British Commonwealth. Nine out of 12 delegates responded that the second purpose of medical records was for the billing of medical services. Seven out of nine responders to this question answered that the second purpose of EHR (Electronic Health Records) was healthcare cost cutting. In Singapore, a versatile resident ID is used which can be applied to a variety of uses. Seven other regions have resident IDs which are used for a varying range of purposes. Regarding healthcare ID, resident ID is simply used as healthcare ID in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. In most cases, disclosure of medical data with patient’s name identified is allowed only for the purpose of disease control within a legal framework and for disclosure to the patient and referred doctors. Secondary use of medical information with the patient’s identification anonymized is usually allowed in particular cases for specific purposes.Conclusion: This survey on the health record background information has yielded the above mentioned results. This information contributes to the planning and evaluation of medical information systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Zavyalova, Olga. "Language Diversity of China and National Security." Problemy dalnego vostoka, no. 4 (2021): 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s013128120016163-0.

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China with its dozens of languages of national minorities and numerous Chinese dialects is still a linguistically very diverse country, and this diversity regularly finds its reflection during the events in various regions. In 2020, medical teams sent to Wuhan during the coronavirus outbreak faced difficulties with understanding the patients speaking local Mandarin dialects. Later on, language problems in Wuhan were urgently solved by the local administration. Starting from 2019, language confrontation became more visible during the protests in Hong Kong. Already in 2021, a volume devoted to the complicated language situation in the recently created economic cluster of the Greater Bay Area, which is to combine Hong Kong and Macau with nine cities across the Pearl River Delta, was published in the series of the annual reports of the State Language Commission. According to the model proposed by the linguists, Standard Chinese is to become the main spoken language both within the Greater Bay area and in contacts with other regions of China. Cantonese is to be used only as an additional local means of communication, while English and partially Portuguese in Macao are to be preserved as the languages of contacts with foreign countries. To solve various problems of the economic cluster, new structures are to be created with the help of the latest information technologies and participation of the linguists. Language unity as a whole is considered to be a key guarantee of the national security of China.
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Fung, Hon-Ngen, and Chan-Yuan Wong. "Exploring the modernization process of traditional medicine: a Triple Helix perspective with insights from publication and trademark statistics." Social Science Information 54, no. 3 (May 5, 2015): 327–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0539018415577504.

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The traditional medicine industry has undergone rapid modernization in the last 20 years, spurred on by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Traditional Medicine Agenda to integrate traditional medicine as a complement to conventional Western medicine. While the current literature tends to visualize traditional medical systems in silos within the context of their own national interests, we aim to evaluate and explore the changing innovation landscape in traditional medicine across several selected Asian economies in order to provide a snapshot of capability in this rapidly growing field of study. Adopting an evolutionary perspective of industrial progress, this study utilizes data relating to scientific publications and trademarks to indicate the trajectory of knowledge production and commercialization in traditional medicine, and thus to assess the modernization efforts of the selected economies. For this study, we observe innovative activity in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand between 1993 and 2012. The results show that Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and South Korea have the most sophisticated innovation systems in terms of capability and productivity in the fields of science and innovation. Japan and Singapore have also shown strong growth, while Thailand and Malaysia are lagging behind the other selected economies.
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Yam, Carrie H. K., Sian M. Griffiths, S. Liu, Eliza L. Y. Wong, Vincent C. H. Chung, and E. K. Yeoh. "Medical Regulation." Journal of Medical Regulation 102, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 16–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.30770/2572-1852-102.1.16.

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The licensing and regulation of physicians is an important topic worldwide and is often tied to discussions in various countries of health care system reform. We conducted a review of current practices for regulating physicians as a key group of health care professionals in eight jurisdictions in Asia and other parts of the world in order to draw implications for the development of future regulatory policies in Hong Kong. Jurisdictions studied included Australia, Canada, China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. A literature search, supplemented by interviews, was conducted. In analyzing information gathered about global regulatory systems, we used a framework for comparing regulatory typology, developed by the RAND Europe research institute. Our review found that the jurisdictions studied exhibited both similarities and differences in terms of how physicians are regulated and by whom. As a result of our search, we were able to identify 10 key trends in international medical regulation of importance to Hong Kong as it considers reforms to its health care system overall:Changes in medical regulation are seen as a way of improving the quality of patient care.Reform of medical regulation often requires government legislation.The creation of common principles for policies, structures and the organization of regulation between professions is an emerging practice.The involvement of lay people on boards and in inquiries is increasingly common.Medical regulation is moving away from models of self-regulation and toward regulatory models that emphasize partnership between professions and the public, physicians and patients.Health care providers and institutional regulators play complementary roles in medical regulation.Regulation impacts the quality of care — not just the detection and remediation of poor performance.Investigatory and disciplinary functions are increasingly separated and organized independently of each other.Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is compulsory for physicians in many jurisdictions.Overseas medical graduates are admitted into practice in different ways from country to country. These trends are important for regulators in all countries to note as they assess the basic structure and effectiveness of their own medical regulatory systems.
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Shen, Jiayi, Jiebin Chen, Zequan Zheng, Jiabin Zheng, Zherui Liu, Jian Song, Sum Yi Wong, et al. "An Innovative Artificial Intelligence–Based App for the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM-AI): Development Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 9 (September 15, 2020): e21573. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/21573.

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Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can cause adverse consequences to both mothers and their newborns. However, pregnant women living in low- and middle-income areas or countries often fail to receive early clinical interventions at local medical facilities due to restricted availability of GDM diagnosis. The outstanding performance of artificial intelligence (AI) in disease diagnosis in previous studies demonstrates its promising applications in GDM diagnosis. Objective This study aims to investigate the implementation of a well-performing AI algorithm in GDM diagnosis in a setting, which requires fewer medical equipment and staff and to establish an app based on the AI algorithm. This study also explores possible progress if our app is widely used. Methods An AI model that included 9 algorithms was trained on 12,304 pregnant outpatients with their consent who received a test for GDM in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, a local hospital in South China, between November 2010 and October 2017. GDM was diagnosed according to American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2011 diagnostic criteria. Age and fasting blood glucose were chosen as critical parameters. For validation, we performed k-fold cross-validation (k=5) for the internal dataset and an external validation dataset that included 1655 cases from the Prince of Wales Hospital, the affiliated teaching hospital of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a non-local hospital. Accuracy, sensitivity, and other criteria were calculated for each algorithm. Results The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of external validation dataset for support vector machine (SVM), random forest, AdaBoost, k-nearest neighbors (kNN), naive Bayes (NB), decision tree, logistic regression (LR), eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) were 0.780, 0.657, 0.736, 0.669, 0.774, 0.614, 0.769, 0.742, and 0.757, respectively. SVM also retained high performance in other criteria. The specificity for SVM retained 100% in the external validation set with an accuracy of 88.7%. Conclusions Our prospective and multicenter study is the first clinical study that supports the GDM diagnosis for pregnant women in resource-limited areas, using only fasting blood glucose value, patients’ age, and a smartphone connected to the internet. Our study proved that SVM can achieve accurate diagnosis with less operation cost and higher efficacy. Our study (referred to as GDM-AI study, ie, the study of AI-based diagnosis of GDM) also shows our app has a promising future in improving the quality of maternal health for pregnant women, precision medicine, and long-distance medical care. We recommend future work should expand the dataset scope and replicate the process to validate the performance of the AI algorithms.
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Chang, BS, Crystal, Anthony Salerno, MSc, and Edbert B. Hsu, MD, MPH. "Perspectives on xenophobia during epidemics and implications for emergency management." Journal of Emergency Management 18, no. 7 (December 10, 2020): 23–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.2020.0521.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that traces its earliest known cases to the Hubei region of China in late 2019. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe wreaking unprecedented disruption, increasing levels of xenophobia and racial discrimination have been documented against those of Asian descent. We investigate the historical connections between disease and rise of xenophobia as described in the peer-reviewed literature addressing prior epidemics, such as Ebola and the Hong Kong Flu, in conjunction with concurrent cases of prejudice toward certain groups of people. Attempts to better understand why such attitudes emerge are examined in the context of xenophobic actions during pandemics. Prevailing views suggest that xenophobia ultimately leads to increased stigmatization of those afflicted by disease, which in turn leads to decreased trust in the medical system, resulting in a negative feedback loop. Accurate disseminated information and improved public education on sources and modes of transmission of infectious diseases are essential to check xenophobic tendencies, reduce negative effects and foster greater cooperation.
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López-López, Wilson, Gonzalo Salas, Maribel Vega-Arce, Claudia A. Cornejo-Araya, Miguel Barboza-Palomino, and Yun-Shan Ho. "Publications on COVID-19 in High Impact Factor Journals: A Bibliometric Analysis." Universitas Psychologica 19 (July 16, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.upsy19.pchi.

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has sickened more than six million people worldwide. This context has led to an abundance of publications quickly since the beginning of the outbreak. In a few months, thousands of scientific papers have appeared. This article aims to provide a bibliometric analysis of the publications on COVID-19 in five high-impact journals indexed to the Web of Science Core Collection's Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) including The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Science, Nature, and JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association. We found 169 documents associated with the search criteria. The findings indicate that China, the United States, and the United Kingdom are the most represented countries in these publications, The Lancet is the journal with the highest number of contributions with 66% of documents, and the University of Hong Kong leads the ranking of institutions. Future bibliometric and scientometric studies on COVID-19 should provide updated information to analyse other relevant indicators in this field.
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Hung, K., E. Y. Y. Chan, E. Lam, T. Rainer, and C. Graham. "(P2-98) Disease Pattern in a Rural Setting Three Weeks After the 2008 Sichuan, China Earthquake—Hong Kong Red Cross Basic Health Clinic in Yanmen." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x11005437.

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BackgroundThe Sichuan earthquake on 12 May 2008 with a magnitude of 8.0 killed > 87,000 people. The response of the Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) included a basic healthcare team to a small rural town called Yanmen three weeks after the earthquake. The objective of this study was to review HKRC's medical records to identify the disease pattern in the Chinese rural setting post earthquake.MethodsA cross-sectional, record-based study of all patients treated by the HKRC basic healthcare team from 01 June to 19 June 2008. This retrospective study studied the medical records collected during the clinical consultations, and descriptive analysis was performed for the demographic and clinical information. Blood pressure measurement was classified according to the JNC-7 classification, and the age- and gender-specific prevalence of hypertension was sought.ResultsA total of 2,034 cases were seen during the 19-day period with daily attendance ranging from 73 to 153 cases. Musculoskeletal, respiratory, and gastrointestinal problems were the top three categories and accounted for 30.4, 17.4, and 12.7% respectively. Trauma accounted for 5.4% of the cases attended, and 26.0% of the injuries were related to the earthquake. A total of 38.7% of the consultations were for medical problems that existed before the earthquake. A total of 43.4% patients with blood pressure measurements were above the recognized cutoff for hypertension.ConclusionsDue to the impact and time phase post disaster, trauma, and injuries directly resulting from the earthquake did not contribute to a large number of cases. However, the management of chronic illness was an important issue, especially with the excessive prevalence of high blood pressure found in this study. Further studies to investigate the relationship between chronic diseases including hypertension and post-earthquake conditions are needed.
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Tan, Zheng, Kevin Ka-Lun Lau, Adam Charles Roberts, Stessa Tzu-Yuan Chao, and Edward Ng. "Designing Urban Green Spaces for Older Adults in Asian Cities." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22 (November 12, 2019): 4423. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224423.

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Elderly populations in Asian countries are expected to increase rapidly in the next few decades. Older adults, particularly in high-density cities, spend a considerable amount of time in urban green spaces (UGSs). The World Health Organization noted that UGSs are key to improving the age-friendliness of neighborhoods. Thus, it is necessary to design UGSs for the promotion of healthy ageing to enhance preventive healthcare and relieve medical burdens. This study conducted interviews using a questionnaire with a sample size of 326 participants in the cities of Hong Kong (China) and Tainan (Taiwan region). The inter-relationships among the design of UGSs (e.g., spatial distribution and accessibility, characteristics of plants and UGSs), older adults’ perceptions on safety and aesthetics quality of UGSs, and their self-reported health conditions (assessed by the self-reported SF-12v2 Health Survey) were investigated with bivariate Spearman rank correlation tests. The results indicate that the duration of visits to UGSs was positively associated with mental health and social functioning, two subscales evaluating health-related quality of life in SF 12v2. The statistical model (moderation analysis) showed that such a correlation was especially significant in women and those with low social support and social capital. A positive relationship was found between the physical health subscale and perceived safety in UGSs. This relationship was stronger among older adults living alone (moderation analysis). Furthermore, the color of plants and maintenance condition of UGSs were significant aspects affecting the subjective assessment of aesthetic quality. This study provides useful information regarding how to plan and design urban green spaces with certain characteristics that could improve the accessibility and aesthetic quality, which are preferred by older adults.
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Chu, Yiu-Wai, Viola W. N. Tung, Terence K. M. Cheung, Man-Yu Chu, Naomi Cheng, Christopher Lai, Dominic N. C. Tsang, and Janice Y. C. Lo. "Carbapenemases in Enterobacteria, Hong Kong, China, 2009." Emerging Infectious Diseases 17, no. 1 (January 2011): 130–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1701.101443.

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Lee, Koon-hung, and 勵冠雄. "Communicating patients' medical information by online electronic health record system: physicians anddentists' perception." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31971933.

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梁綿榮 and Min-wing Raymond Leung. "Design, implementation and evalulation of the user interface for healthcare information systems in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31226309.

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So, Fun-mun, and 蘇歡滿. "An application of geographic information systems in the study of spatial epidemiology of respiratory diseases in Hong Kong, 1996-2000." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3122782X.

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Chiu, Y. M., and 招以文. "Nurses' attitudes towards computerization." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31972895.

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Ho, Lai-ming, and 何禮明. "Evaluation of the development and impact of clinical information systems." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31236984.

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So, Ping-cham, and 蘇炳湛. "Development of medical services in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43780556.

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Lam, Tai-pong, and 林大邦. "A study of curriculum reform in an Asian medical school and the implications for medical education." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B35781452.

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何知行 and Chi-hang Bruce Ho. "Health care financing options for Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31966822.

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Chan, Hung-yee, and 陳鴻儀. "Health care delivery and financing in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31966445.

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Au, W. M., and 區慧敏. "Childhood obesity in Hong Kong: medical and psychological sequelae." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31971416.

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ICMB 2010 (2nd 2010 Hong Kong, China). Medical biometrics: Second international conference, ICMB 2010, Hong Kong, China, June 28-30, 2010 : proceedings. Berlin: Springer, 2010.

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ICMB 2010 (2nd 2010 Hong Kong, China). Medical biometrics: Second international conference, ICMB 2010, Hong Kong, China, June 28-30, 2010 : proceedings. Berlin: Springer, 2010.

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service), SpringerLink (Online, ed. Medical Biometrics: First International Conference, ICMB 2008, Hong Kong, China, January 4-5, 2008. Proceedings. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.

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Bedside manner: Hospital and health care in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 1999.

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Hutcheon, Robin. Bedside Manner: Hospital and Health Care in Hong Kong. Hang Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1999.

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Hutcheon, Robin. Bedside Manner: Hospital and Health Care in Hong Kong. Hang Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1999.

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IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Hong Kong Sar, China, October 29-November 1, 1998. Picatway, NJ: IEEE Service Center, 1999.

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IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Volume 20 : Biomedical engineering towards the year 2000 and beyond : Hong Kong SAR, China, October 29-November 1, 1998. Piscataway, New Jersey: IEEE, 1998.

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Harry, Fang Sin-yang. Rehabilitation: A life's work. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2002.

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Chen, Hsinchun, Elena Karahanna, Daniel Dajun Zeng, and Indranil Bardhan. Smart Health: International Conference, ICSH 2017, Hong Kong, China, June 26-27, 2017, Proceedings. Springer, 2017.

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Jin, Ying. "Spatial Economics, Urban Informatics, and Transport Accessibility." In Urban Informatics, 115–32. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8983-6_8.

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AbstractOne central pillar in the development of urban science which is key to the development of simulation of models of urban structure is spatial econometrics. In this chapter, we outline the way in which ideas pertaining to accessibility which we define conventionally, as in transport economics, as the relative nearness and size of locations to one another, can be embedded in a wider econometric framework. We are thus able to explore how GDP (gross domestic product) of different locations is influenced by different spatial investments. To illustrate this, we first outline the intellectual context, followed by a review of the most relevant econometric models. We examine the data required for such models and look at various quantifications in terms of elasticities of business productivity with respect to transport accessibility, using ordinary least squares, time-series fixed effects, and a range of dynamic panel-data models which narrow down the valid range of estimates. We then show how the model is applied to Guangdong province (with its connections to Hong Kong and Macau), which is one of the three major mega-city regions and a leading adopter of new technologies in China.
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Tong, Carrison K. S., and Eric T. T. Wong. "Picture Archiving and Communication System for Public Healthcare." In Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition, 1162–70. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-014-1.ch158.

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For the past 100 years, film has been almost the exclusive medium for capturing, storing, and displaying radiographic images. Film is a fixed medium with usually only one set of images available. Today, the radiologic sciences are on the brink of a new age. In particular, Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) technology allows for a near filmless process with all of the flexibility of digital systems. PACS consists of image acquisition devices, storage archiving units, display stations, computer processors, and database management systems. These components are integrated by a communications network system. Filmless radiology is a method of digitizing traditional films into electronic files that can be viewed and saved on a computer. This technology generates clearer and easier-to-read images, allowing the patient the chance of a faster evaluation and diagnosis. The time saved may prove to be a crucial element in facilitating the patient’s treatment process. With filmless radiology, images taken from various medical sources can be manipulated to enhance resolution, increasing the clarity of the image. Images can also be transferred internally within hospital departments and externally to other locations such as the office of the patient’s doctor or medical specialist in other parts of the world. This is made possible through the picture-archiving and communication system (Dreyer, Mehta, & Thrall, 2001), which electronically captures, transmits, displays, and saves images into digital archives for use at any given time. The PACS functions as a state-of-the-art repository for long-term archiving of digital images, and includes the backup and bandwidth to safeguard uninterrupted network availability. The objective of the picture-archiving and communications system is to improve the speed and quality of clinical care by streamlining radiological service and consultation. With instant access to images from virtually anywhere, hospital doctors and clinicians can improve their work processes and speed up the delivery of patient care. Besides making film a thing of the past, the likely benefits would include reduced waiting times for images and reports, and the augmented ability of clinicians since they can get patient information and act upon it much more quickly. It also removes all the costs associated with hard film and releases valuable space currently used for storage. According to Dr. Lillian Leong, Chairman of the Radiology IT Steering Group of the Hong Kong Medical Authroity, a single hospital can typically save up to 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars (approximately US$321,000) a year in film processing cost (Intel, 2007). The growing importance of PACS on the fight against highly infectious disease such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is also identified (Zhang & Xue, 2003). In Hong Kong, there was no PACS-related project until the establishment of Tseung Kwan O Hospital (TKOH) in 1998. The TKOH is a 600-bed acute hospital with a hospital PACS installed for the provision of filmless radiological service. The design and management of the PACS for patient care was discussed in the first edition of this encyclopedia (Tong & Wong, 2005). The TKOH was opened in 1999 with PACS installed. At the beginning, due to immature PACS technologies, the radiology service was operating with film printing. A major upgrade was done in 2003 for the implementation of server clustering, network resilience, liquid crystal display (LCD), smart card, and storage-area-network (SAN) technologies. This upgrade has greatly improved the reliability of the system. Since November 2003, TKOH has started filmless radiology service for the whole hospital. It has become one of the first filmless hospitals in the Greater China region (Seto, Tsang, Yung, Ching, Ng, & Ho, 2003; Tsou, Goh, Kaw, & Chee, 2003).
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Wu, Guoguang. "Spread of Information versus Spread of Virus." In Covid-19 in Asia, 73–84. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197553831.003.0005.

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This chapter investigates how three Chinese societies—namely, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong—in their different performances during the first months of the Covid-19 crisis, have revealed how the free or unfree flow of information via mass media and social media critically affects a society’s ability to fight the pandemic. The initial outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in China is to a great extent attributed to the harsh and often effective governmental censorship of media communication. In contrast, both Taiwan, as a democratic society with a high degree of free flow of information, and Hong Kong, where citizens have residual freedoms—primarily freedom to information—have achieved remarkable effectiveness in containing the spread of Covid-19 in their jurisdictions. Instead of attempting to provide a comprehensive study of the three jurisdictions, this chapter provides a snapshot of the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in the three cases and serves as a starting point for future research. It also critically reflects on the experience of societies at or near the epicentre of the global crisis in a way that highlights, from a political science perspective, the relevance of information flow to human ability in fighting pandemics and its lessons for the governance of public health emergencies.
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Lee, Fung Yin, and Lynne M. Webb. "Loneliness, Disclosure, and Facebook Usage." In Recent Advances in Digital Media Impacts on Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships, 170–89. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1063-6.ch009.

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The authors conducted an online survey of 241 emerging adults in Hong Kong, China to assess potential associations between loneliness, Facebook usage, and self-disclosure on Facebook. Loneliness was not associated with Facebook usage, but rather inversely related with negative disclosure; the lonelier the Facebook user, the less he/she disclosed negative information. The pattern of associations between Facebook usage and self-disclosure indicted that the more time users spent on Facebook, the more they revealed positive disclosures and the less they revealed negative disclosures. The authors argue that these findings may provide evidence of a “remain positive” norm among emerging adult Facebook users in Hong Kong. They note that their findings may be unique to their cultural context.
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Bray, Francesca. "Introduction." In Gender, Health, and History in Modern East Asia. Hong Kong University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5790/hongkong/9789888390908.003.0001.

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This volume breaks new ground in the history of East Asian biopolitics, offering the first broad-based exploration of gender and health in the region during the long twentieth century. The core theme is the complex meshing of biology, body, and citizen that underpins projects of biological nation building and molds the forms of modern subjectivity. The nine case studies presented here, spanning Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from the 1870s to the present, demonstrate just how tightly concerns with gender and health have been woven into the enterprise of modernization and nation building throughout the period. Colonial powers and medical associations, government bureaucrats, military personnel, and pharmaceutical companies as well as scientists, educators, and medical practitioners contributed to the legitimation and popularization of evolving scientific discourses and interpretations of the gendered body, sex, and reproductive health. As novel visions of the body and its possibilities took shape, new expressions of individuality, sociality, transgression or resistance, new desires, and fears emerged. Across the region and over the decades, norms and ideals, techniques, terminology, and forms of scientific or cultural authority circulated and converged, faded and resurfaced. In mapping such flows, influences, and reactions, the volume highlights the prominent role that the biopolitics of health and gender has played in knitting and shaping the East Asian region as we know it today....
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