Digital Health Care in Taiwan

This open access book introduces the National Health Insurance (NHI) system of Taiwan with a particular emphasis on its application of digital technology to improve healthcare access and quality. The authors explicate how Taiwan integrates its strong Information and Communications Technology (ICT) i...

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description This open access book introduces the National Health Insurance (NHI) system of Taiwan with a particular emphasis on its application of digital technology to improve healthcare access and quality. The authors explicate how Taiwan integrates its strong Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry with 5G to construct an information system that facilitates medical information exchange, collects data for planning and research, refines medical claims review procedures and even assists in fighting COVID-19. Taiwan's NHI, launched in 1995, is a single-payer system funded primarily through payroll-based premiums. It covers all citizens and foreign residents with the same comprehensive benefits without the long waiting times seen in other single-payer systems. Though premium rate adjustment and various reforms were carried out in 2010, the NHI finds itself at a crossroads over its financial stability. With the advancement of technologies and an aging population, it faces challenges of expanding coverage to newly developed treatments and diagnosis methods and applying the latest innovations to deliver telemedicine and more patient-centered services. The NHI, like the national health systems of other countries, also needs to address the privacy concerns of the personal health data it collects and the issues regarding opening this data for research or commercial use. In this book, the 12 chapters cover the history, characteristics, current status, innovations and future reform plans of the NHI in the digital era. Topics explored include: Income Strategy Payment Structure Pursuing Health Equity Infrastructure of the Medical Information System Innovative Applications of the Medical Information Applications of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Digital Health Care in Taiwan is essential reading for academic researchers and students in healthcare administration, health policy, health systems research, and health services delivery, as well as policymakers and public officials in relevant government departments. It also would appeal to academics, practitioners, and other professionals in public health, health sciences, social welfare, and health and biotechnology law.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-923382025-08-13T13:42:32Z Digital Health Care in Taiwan Lee, Po-Chang Wang, Joyce Tsung-Hsi Chen, Tzu-Yu Peng, Chia-hui Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration digital health big data and AI health system health care medical care medical costs healthcare costs medical payment system social insurance telemedicine eHealth universal health coverage health equity drug reimbursement medical device reimbursement medical expense claims data health policy single-payer system thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVJ Health economics thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics::UBH Digital and information technologies: Health and safety aspects thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVJ Health economics thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics::UBH Digital and information technologies: Health and safety aspects thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues This open access book introduces the National Health Insurance (NHI) system of Taiwan with a particular emphasis on its application of digital technology to improve healthcare access and quality. The authors explicate how Taiwan integrates its strong Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry with 5G to construct an information system that facilitates medical information exchange, collects data for planning and research, refines medical claims review procedures and even assists in fighting COVID-19. Taiwan's NHI, launched in 1995, is a single-payer system funded primarily through payroll-based premiums. It covers all citizens and foreign residents with the same comprehensive benefits without the long waiting times seen in other single-payer systems. Though premium rate adjustment and various reforms were carried out in 2010, the NHI finds itself at a crossroads over its financial stability. With the advancement of technologies and an aging population, it faces challenges of expanding coverage to newly developed treatments and diagnosis methods and applying the latest innovations to deliver telemedicine and more patient-centered services. The NHI, like the national health systems of other countries, also needs to address the privacy concerns of the personal health data it collects and the issues regarding opening this data for research or commercial use. In this book, the 12 chapters cover the history, characteristics, current status, innovations and future reform plans of the NHI in the digital era. Topics explored include: Income Strategy Payment Structure Pursuing Health Equity Infrastructure of the Medical Information System Innovative Applications of the Medical Information Applications of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Digital Health Care in Taiwan is essential reading for academic researchers and students in healthcare administration, health policy, health systems research, and health services delivery, as well as policymakers and public officials in relevant government departments. It also would appeal to academics, practitioners, and other professionals in public health, health sciences, social welfare, and health and biotechnology law. 2022-09-22T04:14:42Z 2022-09-22T04:14:42Z 2022-09-15T20:13:32Z 2022 book ONIX_20220915_9783031051609_14 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58357 9783031051609 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/92338 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58357/1/978-3-031-05160-9.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58357/1/978-3-031-05160-9.pdf Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-031-05160-9 10.1007/978-3-031-05160-9 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a 8cb56016-1480-4ad5-a62b-e0a9d34b86ad 9783031051609 Springer International Publishing 270 Cham [...] open access
spellingShingle Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration
digital health
big data and AI
health system
health care
medical care
medical costs
healthcare costs
medical payment system
social insurance
telemedicine
eHealth
universal health coverage
health equity
drug reimbursement
medical device reimbursement
medical expense claims data
health policy
single-payer system
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Digital Health Care in Taiwan
title Digital Health Care in Taiwan
title_full Digital Health Care in Taiwan
title_fullStr Digital Health Care in Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed Digital Health Care in Taiwan
title_short Digital Health Care in Taiwan
title_sort digital health care in taiwan
topic Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration
digital health
big data and AI
health system
health care
medical care
medical costs
healthcare costs
medical payment system
social insurance
telemedicine
eHealth
universal health coverage
health equity
drug reimbursement
medical device reimbursement
medical expense claims data
health policy
single-payer system
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVJ Health economics
thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics::UBH Digital and information technologies: Health and safety aspects
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVJ Health economics
thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics::UBH Digital and information technologies: Health and safety aspects
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues
topic_facet Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration
digital health
big data and AI
health system
health care
medical care
medical costs
healthcare costs
medical payment system
social insurance
telemedicine
eHealth
universal health coverage
health equity
drug reimbursement
medical device reimbursement
medical expense claims data
health policy
single-payer system
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVJ Health economics
thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics::UBH Digital and information technologies: Health and safety aspects
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVJ Health economics
thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics::UBH Digital and information technologies: Health and safety aspects
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues
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