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DUBAI - Patient health data collection and reporting in the UAE needs to be regulated on a federal level,
According to a study carried out by Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC).
Unveiling the results of the study on the sidelines of the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress on Tuesday, DHCC officials said the study highlighted the need for policies that ensured patient confidentiality, which was a much-argued issue.
The study offers guidelines to effectively manage the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) recently-launched and much-needed healthcare information system, Wareed.
Wareed, to be implemented across the country in three years, will establish a strong patient database that will provide physicians quick accessibility to the patient’s medical information.
To enhance the working of the MoH system, the DHCC has offered the use of its Healthcare Information Reporting and Analysis System (HIRAS), which has been in use for the past two years.
Already, 60 clinics in Dubai are connected to the Hiras system.
“We are transferring additional skills to the MoH through HIRAS, which they have agreed to endorse,” said Dr Ayesha Abdullah, Senior Vice-President of DHCC.
Innovative System
Hiras is an innovative healthcare reporting system that allows for data collection in a standardised manner. It has the ability to become a knowledge base for healthcare reporting, perform advanced healthcare data analysis, collect and measure indicators and support healthcare research.
Dr Ali bin Shukr, Director-General in the Ministry of Health, said, “The study has proved its potential applicability. Hiras is the future for networked public hospitals and clinics across the UAE, enhancing the standard of healthcare services.” The study has also recommended that implementation of information technology was essential to manage data quality and integrity, ensuring effective use of patient information in decision making.
According to experts from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) that will hold its inaugural conference on May 5-7 in Bahrain, the most significant forces driving expansion of Gulf healthcare systems is rapid population growth which is estimated to reach over 520 million by 2030.
This expansion is also being powered by the concept of health cities and e-health initiatives by the Gulf countries, such as Dubai Healthcare City and King Abdulaziz Medical City, they say.
“Governments throughout the Gulf region are demonstrating clear commitments to improving the healthcare delivery systems of their countries through information technology,” said H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, HIMSS President and CEO.
“The effective and timely deployment of technology in healthcare is critical for the development of the sector in the Middle East region as it goes forward,” added Lieber.
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