Dubai Health Authority e-links 382 health care facilities, 7 million medical records

Dubai Health Authority e-links 382 health care facilities, 7 million medical records

Dubai: Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has unified over 7 million medical records and more than 31,000 clinicians and 382 health care facilities as part of the NABIDH initiative. More than 43 medical record systems are also part of the initiative, DHA said on Wednesday. NABIDH is an ongoing digital transformation project that will ensure one electronic medical file for every patient. The health authority gave an update about the initiative after holding a workshop with relevant stakeholders to discuss the progress of the initiative and ways to enhance integration with the health sector in the emirate. Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, director general of DHA, highlighted the progress made by this initiative and emphasised that DHA focuses on utilising the latest health care technologies to ensure the provision of the highest quality of medical services. Al Ketbi highlighted that adopting the latest technology is in line with the Emirate’s strategy of providing the highest quality of services to community members. He said moving towards a digital ecosystem in the health sector is vital to help serve patients better, enhance efficiencies, reduce clinical waste, provide personalised patient-centered care and securely use data to develop public health policies to enhance community health. NABIDH