The Secretary for Food and Health established the Steering Committee on eHealth Record (eHR) Sharing in July 2007 to take forward the eHR development. It is responsible for formulating strategies to facilitate the development of eHR infrastructure and sharing of patients’ records in both the public and private sectors.

Membership of the Steering Committee includes:-

Representatives of

• Food and Health Bureau;
• Department of Health;
• Hospital Authority;
• Office of the Government Chief Information Officer;
• Efficiency Unit;
• Hong Kong Academy of Medicine;
• Hong Kong College of Radiologists;
• Hong Kong College of Pathologists;
• Hong Kong Medical Association;
• Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association;
• Hong Kong Public Doctors’ Association;
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong;
• Consumer Council;
  

Individual Members

• Individuals in private healthcare practices with eHR experience;
• Individuals in various healthcare professions with eHR experience;
• Individuals in various patient groups with eHR or other relevant experience;
• Individuals with healthcare informatics, healthcare IT or other relevant experience.