Head of Information Technology, Health Informatics; Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HKHA); Hong Kong

NT Cheung is the Head of Information Technology & Health Informatics and Chief Medical Informatics Officer of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HKHA) and also the Consultant for eHealth for the Hong Kong Government. He has taken HA from a virtual “green fields” site to today’s situation where clinical information systems have become ubiquitous and indispensable in the care delivery process. His current work focuses on taking the Hospital Authority’s Clinical Management System (CMS) on a generational leap, working with clinicians, executives and patients to embrace innovative IT and data-driven approaches to enable new and enhanced healthcare service delivery models. He also works with the Government and other stakeholders to operate and further develop the territory-wide Electronic Health Record Sharing System and the wider eHealth ecosystem in Hong Kong.
NT is active in the informatics research and education communities and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. He holds a medical degree from the University of Sydney and a Master’s degree in computing science from Imperial College, London.