Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in November 2007 the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) yesterday announced the signing of a contract affiliation agreement with the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) in this regard.
The electronic record system will have numerous advantages for both patients and healthcare providers, including easier access to records for medical staff around the emirate.
Patients will also be able to choose facilities from which to obtain medical care.
The DHA and HMFP agreement will initialise strategic framework improvements in clinical computing, such as the expansion of the existing electronic medical record system, the establishment of clinical performance measurements and an internal system initiating the set up of the Joslin Centre Diabetes programme.
The agreement will also provide DHA staff, both medical and administrative, with the opportunity to improve competency levels through continuous training.
Director-General of the DHA, Qadi Al Murooshid, stated: "As part of continuous quality improvement within the DHA, the clinical performance measurements will enable staff and management to continuously monitor quality of healthcare providers and facilities and will be part of the continuous quality improvement of the DHA.
He also said that in response to the UAE being diagnosed with the second highest incidence of diabetes in the world, the DHA will be affiliated with the Joslin Diabetes centre to provide a network of clinics for the provision of diabetes services.
"The partnership of the DHA with Joslin will focus on preventive and curative strategies in diabetes management," he said.
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Quelle/Source: Khaleej Times, 16.01.2008
