E-sick leave application in Kuwait slashes visitors to clinics by 21%

E-sick leave application in Kuwait slashes visitors to clinics by 21%

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 17: The Director of the Health Media Center and the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad says the electronic sick leave application system has contributed to reducing the number of visitors to clinics by 21 percent within 90 days of its launch. He said this while reviewing the …

The post E-sick leave application in Kuwait slashes visitors to clinics by 21% first appeared on ARAB TIMES - KUWAIT NEWS.KUWAIT CITY, Feb 17: The Director of the Health Media Center and the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad says the electronic sick leave application system has contributed to reducing the number of visitors to clinics by 21 percent within 90 days of its launch. He said this while reviewing the results of a study conducted by the Information Systems Department of the Ministry of Health on the implementation of the electronic sick leave application system, and its impact on the level and quality of service provided through primary health care centers. After analyzing the results of a sample that included more than 23 million visits to primary health care centers, and 630,000 sick leave requests submitted by those over 18