NHI Podcast and NHI Series Books could be pastimes for you during the 10-day Lunar New Year. The NHI Podcast is professional and informative and each episode is about 6 to 7 minutes, providing knowledgeable contents during the long holidays. Meanwhile, the two books “Marching to the Cloud: Win-Win for the Patients and the Doctors, the Diary of the NHI Reform 3.0” and “Digital Health Care in Taiwan- Innovations of National Health Insurance" written in English are strongly recommended to people caring about the NHI policies, reading the two good books during the long holiday.
As for NHI Podcast, totaling 26 episodes and each lasting 6 to 7 minutes, Dr. Po-Chang Lee, Director General of the NHIA, shares the experiences of the NHI reform and innovations with listeners, leading them to understand NHI policies and also giving them opportunities to participate in the NHI reform.
The NHIA podcast is available on the following seven platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, KKBOX, Pocket Casts, Firstory, and SoundOn Player. You can find the 26 episodes by directly searching for "the NHIA" in Chinese on these platforms. Please select a platform you like to listen during the Lunar New Year.
The NHIA, cooperating with the internationally renowned academic publisher Springer Nature, has published the English-language book“Digital Health Care in Taiwan- Innovations of National Health Insurance”in open access. The electronic version of the book has been published on August 15th, 2022, demonstrating the results of the NHI digital transformation to the world. Totaling 12 chapters, this book elaborates the principles and results of the NHI finance, healthcare services, pharmaceutical and medical device pricing, copayment systems, holistic health care and policies for the disadvantaged groups. This book fosters communications and exchanges with foreign public health experts, scholars and health officials, helping them better understand Taiwan’s NHI, and serving as an important reference for other countries to build their own digital medical service systems.
The book“Marching to the Cloud: Win-Win for the Patients and the Doctors, the Diary of the NHI Reform 3.0”has been published on October 6, 2022. Edition 1.0, published in May 2019, has described Taiwan's NHI program, its related health issues, and the rationale of policy making. Edition 2.0, published in April 2021, has also elaborated the basic concepts of the NHI, problems and solutions. This latest edition, Edition 3.0, is comprised of five sections including“Ideals," "Practice," "Technology," "Reform,”and "Care." The contents include NHI sustainable development issues and the many efforts in using digital technologies to safeguard people's health during the pandemic. It is a must read if you want to know more about the dedication and contributions of NHI towards public health and your own NHI rights.
To read excerpts of and purchase Marching to the Cloud: Win-Win for the Patients and the Doctors, the Diary of the NHI Reform 3.0, please visit https://reurl.cc/gQqVVQ.
As for the book "Digital Health Care in Taiwan- Innovations of National Health Insurance" in open access, please visit Springer Publishing at https://reurl.cc/x1r5nZ. A physical book can be also ordered through this webpage.