Chief Medical Information Officer, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Dr. Joanna PANG is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer of the Information Technology and Health Informatics Division at the Hospital Authority (HA), overseeing the development strategies and directions of various clinical IT systems in HA.  As an Emergency Medicine Specialist, Dr. Pang believes clinicians should always uphold a patient-oriented value when delivering patient care professionally. She is responsible for coordinating and developing the technology strategy of the Clinical Management System (CMS), health care digital transformation and innovative technology applications, to support the overall development direction and service planning of the Hospital Authority. She also leads the medical informatics teams to assist the Health Bureau in promoting the Public-Private Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS) and the development of clinical information system of Department of Health. Through collaborating with clinicians, IT experts, executives and patients, she embraces innovative IT initiatives with data driven approaches to create new and enhanced healthcare service delivery models.