"While AmCham strongly supports the necessity to increase healthcare financing, some of the issues that need immediate attention include data availability, evidence-based decision making, improved quality of healthcare services and promoting closer cooperation among various stakeholders," AmCham said in a release.
The organization said officials should focus on "ensuring better patient outcomes and longer life expectancy, which would result in an enriched and more productive society. Believing that [a] healthier population and workforce drive the economic development, AmCham calls for predictable and smart policy improvements, inclusiveness of stakeholders and evidence-based decision making."
It also presented two pilot projects: Oncology Data Registry and Towards sustainable risk-sharing solutions.
The AmCham healthcare work group is an executive forum for companies organizations from across various healthcare industries.
Amercian chamber of commerce proffers healthcare advice
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October 2, 2019, 17:18
On October 2 the healthcare working group of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (AmCham) said it had delivered what it called a "vision statement" on Latvian healthcare to Ilze Vinkele, Minister of Health.
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