Flourishing Philippine IT-BPO helps Consulate General, DTI promote Healthcare Information Managemen Tuesday, 21 February :08

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1 From left, Mr. Jojo Uligan of the Contact Center Association of the Philippines, Senior Trade Representative Nicanor Bautista, Consul General Theresa Dizon-de Vega, DTI Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado, BOI Director Angelica Cayas and Mr. Vincent Remo of Advance World Solutions. (Photo by NYPCG) 1 / 5

2 t Amid consistent economic growth and a stable business environment in the Philippines, Consul General Ma. Theresa Dizon-de Vega together with Department of Trade Undersecretary, Industry Promotion Group, Nora K. Terrado and Philippine Senior Trade Representative Nicanor Bautista, invited prospective American health investors and executives to the Philippines during the recently held Philippine Healthcare Information Management (HIMS) Business Process Offshoring forum held at Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center. Undersecretary Terrado led a 17-company delegation from the Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP) who travelled from the Philippines to New York for the first leg of a multi-city roadshow, including Orlando, Houston and San Francisco, organized by the Department of Trade and Industry and its overseas offices, the Board of Investments (BOI) in cooperation with Philippine Consulates General in the U.S. BOI Director Angelica Cayas also formed part of the delegation. In New York, the forum attracted 50 American companies and individuals from the healthcare and medical insurance industry who listened to presentations by Terrado on Philippine economic updates, HIMAP President Cristina Coronel on Philippine offshoring opportunities and HIMS Roadmap 2022, as well as Philippine case study presentations on Revenue Cycle Management by Myla Rose Reyes (SPI Global); on Pharmaceutical/Life Science by Ma. Cristina Coronel (Pointwest Technologies Co.); on Health IT by Vincent Remo (Advanced World Solutions); and on Customer Service by Phil Taylor (KMC Solutions, USA). A testimonial presentation entitled A US Company s Offshoring Experience in the Philippines was shared by Mr. John Chess. Managing Director, KMC Solutions, which was followed by a Third-party Assessment of Philippines as a leading location for HIMS Services by Sakshi Garg, Practice Director, Everest Group. 2 / 5

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