Asia-Pacific Healthcare Quality Forum 2025 | AI Innovation, Global Benchmarking & Smart Healthcare Quality

Achieving World-Class Excellence: The Evolution and Transformation of Healthcare Quality in the AI Era

To help healthcare institutions understand global benchmarking trends and new directions in quality governance—and to align Taiwan’s medical achievements with international standards—
the 2nd Asia-Pacific Healthcare Quality Forum will take place onSaturday, December 6！

This year’s theme "Advancing Quality through Technology, Smart Innovation, and Data"
brings together experts from leading international healthcare rating organizations and representatives from top global hospitals, alongside SNQ-certified benchmark hospitals. Together, we will explore how digital technologies can drive innovation and practical strategies for healthcare quality in the AI era.

Understand What It Takes to Join the Ranks of the World’s Leading Hospitals

Dr. David Bates, Board of Experts, Newsweek’s Global Best Hospitals Ranking, Reveals the Critical Factors

Patient-Centered Outcome Measurements (PROMs)

Jennifer Bright, CEO of ICHOM, Shares Practical Applications of PROMs

Level Up Cross‑Border Collaboration and Global Competitiveness

Ranked 9th in World’s Best Hospitals 2025! CEO, Singapore General Hospital
Ranked 2nd in Asia Pacific’s Best Hospitals! Director, The University of Tokyo Hospital
Oscar Gaspar, President, European Union of Private Hospitals
Dr. C. Jason Wang, Director, Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention (CPOP), Stanford University

Global Professionals

Dr. David Bates

Board of Experts, Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals 2025

Jennifer L. Bright

CEO, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)

Oscar Gaspar

President, European Union of Private Hospitals

Tan Hiang Khoon

CEO, Singapore General Hospital

Sakae Tanaka

Director, The University of Tokyo Hospital

C. Jason Wang

Director, Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention (CPOP), Stanford University

Taiwan Professionals

Yueh-Ping Liu

Director, Department of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health and Welfare

Teh-Ming Chang

Co-Chair, SNQ Committee

Chung-Jen Yu

Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital

Yun-Ching Fu

Superintendent, Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Yuan-Hao Chen

Superintendent, Tri-Service General Hospital

Wei-Chiang Lee

Deputy Superintendent, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Liang-Kung Chen

Superintendent, Taipei Municipal Guandu Hospital

Shih-Sheng Chang

Director, AI & Robotics Innovation Center, China Medical University Hospital

Agenda

Registration

08:30–09:30

Opening Remarks

09:30-09:35

Chen Wei-Chao, Chief Convener, SNQ Committee
Chung-Liang Shih, Minister of Health and Welfare (Invited)

What Makes a World-Class Hospital? The Evolution of Hospital Quality in the Age of AI

09:35-10:00

Moderator:

Teh-Ming Chang, Co-Chair, SNQ Committee

Speaker:

Dr. David Bates, Board of Experts, Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals 2025

Moving Forward with World-Class Hospitals: SNQ × ICHOM Strategic Alliance

10:00-10:40

Introduction:

Teh-Ming Chang, Co-Chair, SNQ Committee

Speaker:

Jennifer L. Bright, CEO, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)

Best Practice: Case Studies

10:40-11:30

Moderator:

Yueh-Ping Liu, Director, Department of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health and Welfare

[Singapore Experience] Tan Hiang Khoon, CEO, Singapore General Hospital

[Japan Experience] Sakae Tanaka, Director, The University of Tokyo Hospital

[Taiwan Experience] Yun-Ching Fu, Superintendent, Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Leadership Dialogue: Advancing Quality through Technology, Smart Innovation, and Data

11:30-12:30

Moderator:

Dr. Chung-Jen Yu, Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital

Dialogue Leaders:

Jennifer L. Bright, CEO, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)

Oscar Gaspar, President, European Union of Private Hospitals

C. Jason Wang, Director, Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention (CPOP), Stanford University

Yuan-Hao Chen, Superintendent, Tri-Service General Hospital

Wei-Chiang Lee, Deputy Superintendent, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Liang-Kung Chen, Superintendent, Taipei Municipal Guandu Hospital

Shih-Sheng Chang, Director, AI & Robotics Innovation Center, China Medical University Hospital