The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), US and the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), an agency under the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan, have formed an agreement to drive digital transformation in population health, digital capacity building, cybersecurity resilience and workforce development.

HIMSS President & CEO Hal Wolf and NHIA Director General Chung-Liang Shih signed the Memorandum of Understanding recently in Taipei City, Taiwan, in a ceremony attended by key hospital executives and government officials.

HIMSS and the NHIA will collaborate to transform Taiwan’s healthcare from the traditional disease management system of today into the post-pandemic health system of tomorrow, modernised to align with the needs of the populations that health systems serve.

This collaboration will develop a digital health ecosystem through an evidence-driven approach that is based on HIMSS digital capacity and maturity frameworks. This provides a quantified understanding of the current state and priorities at the country, health system and provider levels and helps refine priorities maximizing population health outcomes.

This collaboration will also strengthen Taiwan’s cybersecurity resilience, with the support of HIMSS subject matter experts, thought leadership and advice. Through curated courses, professional certifications and accredited continuing education from world-class healthcare professionals, HIMSS and the NHIA will collaborate to build digital health workforce capacity to support a digital health ecosystem.