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Medical Care Technologies Inc. to Participate in an E-Health Public Private Partnership (PPP) Program of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong
Medical Care Technologies Inc. to Participate in an E-Health Public Private Partnership (PPP) Program of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n Medical Care Technologies Inc. to Participate in an E-Health Public Private Partnership (PPP) Program of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong\n \n \nMedical Care Technologies Inc. to Participate in an E-Health Public Private Partnership (PPP) Program of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong\n\nInitiative Designed to Lay the Groundwork for the Pilot Roll-Out of Medical Care Technologies' E-Health Information Technology Solutions in Hong Kong\n\n \n HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Apr 22, 2014) - Medical Care Technologies Inc. (OTC Pink: MDCE) (PINKSHEETS: MDCE), a healthcare technology company providing information technology solutions and family healthcare services in China, today announced that it will be participating in the Hong Kong Hospital Authority PPI-ePR Public Private Partnership (PPP) program. \n Public Private Interface - Electronic Patient Record sharing Pilot Project (PPI-ePR) is the first step towards the goal of developing a territory-wide electronic Health Record (eHR) system according to the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. The growing popularity of web technology has created a new window of opportunity for information communication, dissemination and assimilation. The PPI-ePR Project implemented a web-based electronic system to allow integrated, real-time patient-based information to be shared among clinics, private and public hospitals. \n \"The Hospital Authority in Hong Kong has long valued its collaboration with the private sector in expanding healthcare service and choices for our patients,\" commenting Dr. W L Cheung, the Director of Cluster Services Division, Hospital Authority. \"In recent years, leveraging on available capacity and capability in the private sector through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) has become a key strategy for managing demands for and enhancing public patients' access to clinical services.\"\n \"Participating in the Hong Kong Hospital Authority PPI-ePR Public Private Partnership is an important first step in our preparation towards the pilot roll-out of Medical Care Technologies' e-Health Information Technology solutions in Hong Kong,\" said James Lau, Chief Executive Officer of Medical Care Technologies Inc. \"We are very pleased to have the proactive support and cooperation from the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong.\"\n About Medical Care Technologies Inc.\n Medical Ca...