Global Health IT Policies Accelerating Healthcare Transformation

Information and communications technology (ICT) has transformed nearly every aspect of modern life, from banking to travel to commerce. The healthcare sector has been slower to take advantage of the benefits of these new technologies. Recently, however, global stimulus funding has accelerated the use of Health IT in many parts of the world. Nations around the globe have shown encouraging progress that demonstrates how the effective use of ICT in healthcare can improve access to and quality of care, reduce costs, and improve satisfaction among both patients and providers. These success stories can help build momentum for the use of integrated data to improve healthcare worldwide.

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Great American Insurance Group

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of traditional fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the retail, financial institutions and education markets. Great American Insurance Group has over 30 specialty property and casualty insurance businesses; in 2016, over 60% of gross written premium in our property and casualty operations was generated by business units with a Top 10 market ranking.

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