Countries around the world have become increasingly interested in the potential contributions of health information technology (HIT), electronic connectivity and a health information infrastructure to improve healthcare for their citizens and to address pressing challenges from preventative care to pandemics. The Leadership in Global Health Technology (LIGHT) Initiative hosted an inaugural international summit meeting in Geneva Switzerland on May 14-15, 2004, to promote global dialogue on this topic and to build a community of international learning among both industrialized and developing nations related to the implementation of HIT, electronic connectivity, and a health information infrastructure that supports quality, safety and efficiency goals. Below is an exceutive summary and an index of downloadable presentations from the summit.
Executive Summary - LIGHT Inaugural International Summit
Index of Summit Presentations
Al-Daig, Hamad. National Information Technology Strategy in Healthcare Sector in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Alvarez, Richard. Canadian Experience with Health Information Technology.
Basch, Peter. Better Health Through Health Information Technology and Health Information Exchange.
Brommeyer, Mark, MEdAdmin, GradDipEd, BAppSc, 'millerjenn@od.nih.gov'RN, FACHI, AFAIM (2004, May 14). Health Information And Technology User Services (HIATUS) – It’s All About TIME.
D'Andrea, Guy. Pay-for-Performance and Value-Based Purchasing: Bridges to Excellence.
du Pont, Lammont. Regional Health Information Organizations Update from Hudson Valley, New York.
Grannis, Shaun. From Vision to Reality: The Indiana Health Information Exchange.
Louw, JA and Hanmer LA. South Africa: Overview and Discussion of National Experiences with Information Technology, Electronic Connectivity, and a Health Information Infrastructure.
Marchibroda, Janet and Harry McConnell. Leadership in Global Health Technology: An Overview of Goals and Objectives
Marchibroda, Janet and Ticia Gerber. The US and Japan: Common Threads in Fostering Better Health Through HIT and HIE.
National Institute of Health. NIH Prevention Initiatives.
NTT DATA Corporation. Healthcare, Welfare, and Life Science Businesses in NTT DATA.
Puskin, Dena S., Sc.D. Telehealth Overview.
Sankaran, Vish. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Transforming Healthcare: Health IT Overview.
Zakir, Sikder, MD. Integrated Rural Health Information System (IRHIS).
