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Humaid Al Qatami and other DHA officials watch a demonstration on the Salama initiative during Arab Health.

Dubai - Over 11,000 DHA staff will be trained on how to use the system in 2017.

Published: Thu 2 Feb 2017, 3:21 PM

Last updated: Thu 2 Feb 2017, 5:26 PM

The Dubai Health Authority's (DHA) electronic medical record system, Salama, will officially be launched this year in three phases. The project aims to provide patients access to their medical record through a patient portal and ensure that the electronic patient medical record is available across the DHA health facilities.
So far, 1.4 million patient medical records and 112 million transactions have been transferred to the Salama system. Over 11,000 DHA staff will be trained on how to use the system in 2017. The training process started on January 29 this year.
Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of the DHA, attended the technical go-live launch of the new system on Wednesday along with other DHA officials.
Amani Al Jassmi, Director of Information Technology at the DHA, said: "There are three phases of the programme. In the first phase the programmes will be implemented in April in Rashid Hospital, Dermatology Centre, Airport Medical Centres, Dubai Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre and the Barsha Health Centre."
Al Jasmi said what makes Salama special is that it integrates 25 applications in one interface.
Al Qatami emphasised that Salama will not only benefit patients by providing them with online access to their medical records but will help improve patient outcomes by ensuring that the electronic patient file follows the patient across the DHA network of health facilities.
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