DHA on way to delivering data-driven healthcare services

The Dubai Health Authority held a workshop on Tuesday at the Emirates Towers in Dubai with more than 100 key healthcare stakeholders, including health providers and technology partners to discuss the Dubai Digital Health Strategy.

The strategy, which is in its finalisation stages, aims to deliver patient-centric and data-driven healthcare services, regulation and integration through digital innovation.

The workshop presented an opportunity to provide a detailed overview of the strategy and an opportunity for stakeholders to provide their feedback prior to the finalisation of the strategy for the health sector in Dubai.

Ahmed Al Nuaimi, CEO of Corporate Shared Support Services Sector at DHA, emphasised that collaboration is a key component for the success of this strategy and that building a digital ecosystem for the health sector is in line with the Emirate's digitisation strategy that aims to provide the highest quality of services to community members.

"In Dubai, we are implementing digital transformation across the full spectrum of healthcare, from telemedicine to e-claims, disease surveillance and management, as well as electronic health records and health information exchange,” Al Nuaimi said.

“We aim to harness the power of technology to transform the way healthcare services are delivered in Dubai and to provide patients with the highest quality of patient-centered and personalised care."

Dr. Nahed Monsef, Director of Strategy and Governance Department at DHA, said: "A digital strategy provides a detailed framework to help us achieve digital transformation across all areas of the health sector from healthcare management and processes to patient services, so that we can best utilise technology to further bolster the health system.”