HIMSS Asia Pacific and Elsevier have announced the call for submissions for the 7th Annual Asia Pacific (APAC) HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2019.
The 7th annual HIMSS-Elsevier APAC award is a significant initiative that was first incepted in Asia back in 2013 and now it is a global icon that spans across other regions including Europe, Middle East and Latin America. Elsevier has been its long standing key partner in recognising the best achievements and innovations in the region.
Since 2013, the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award has attracted 218 submissions from 120 organisations across 30 countries, impacting over 41 million patients worldwide.
The two categories for submission are: Outstanding ICT Achievement – focuses on harnessing information and technology to advance patient care and safety; and Outstanding ICT Innovation – focuses on creatively leveraging existing technology or developing ground-breaking new solutions to enhance ICT adoption, patient care and outcomes.
2019 Award program will build on last year's success, where 22 submissions were received from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore.
Judges for 2019 Award are experts from the healthcare industry across Australia, China, Singapore, South Korea and the US.
Deadline for submissions is due by July 17, 2019.
Winners will be recognised on October 8, 2019 at the HIMSS-Elsevier Award Dinner Reception held during HIMSS AsiaPac19, in Bangkok, Thailand.
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