Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer Dubai, announced the opening of a patient-focused, state-of-the-art medical facility, Dubai Medical Suites (DMS), which will serve as a new ambulatory care center at DHCC. The announcement was made at a press conference held during Arab Health 2009.
The new ambulatory care center will enhance healthcare delivery by improving patient flow, reducing recovery times and maximizing comfort for the growing patient population at DHCC.
Located in the Al Razi Building at DHCC, DMS features 20 fully-equipped clinics and examination rooms, six diagnostic rooms, four state-of-the-art operating theatres, four induction and 12 recovery beds as well as an ICU bed for emergency cases.
Specialties currently covered by DMS include Anesthesiology, Cardio-Respiratory Sleep Disorders, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Ear Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Nutrition, Pain Medicine, Pediatrics & Pediatric Gastroenterology and Radiology.
DMS is using PragRecord™, an electronic medical record solution, powered by Pragmedic Solutions. PragRecord™ is an Electronic Medical Record for outpatient clinics looking to take their practice to the next level by efficiently managing the patient health record including patient charting and enables practice-wide clinical workflow automation. Unlike traditional EMR Solutions available in the market, it delivers both clinical and financial benefits by organizing communication and chart information within the practice and with outside practitioners.
PragRecord™ is interfaced with Philips PACS and Radiology Information System (RIS). The system is also interfaced with HIRAS (Health Information Reporting and Analysis System) of Dubai Healthcare City.
To know more about Pragmedic, please visit http://www.pragmedic.net/
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Minhaal - Arab world’s first online patients information service
Minhaal (the source) is the first dual-language Arab portal that provides healthcare related information. It is Arab world’s first extensive online information service for patients which is available in both Arabic and English. The online service is created by Mubadala Healthcare of UAE to raise awareness on health issues among Arabic speakers, and provide prevention and treatment information. It enables patients to research symptoms and examine possible treatments.
Minhaal contains more than 200 healthcare topics relevant to the Middle East. Content is provided through syndication agreements with international online resources such as WebMD and is endorsed by an advisory board, including representatives from the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi and the Mubadala Healthcare network.
Minhaal’s ultimate goal is to provide residents of the UAE and Arabic speaking people all over the world with an Internet portal that continually provides the most accurate, reliable and up-to-date healthcare related information.
Minhaal's Arabic language portal can be accessed at http://www.minhaal.ae/
For English portal, you may visit http://www.minhaal.ae/portal/portal/mhp/HomeEN
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Arab Health 2009, Dubai
The Arab Health exhibition and congress is the region's premier event for the Middle East bringing healthcare manufacturers, wholesalers, dealers and distributors together with some of the most important and influential decision-makers in the Arab world.
Dates: January 26 to 29, 2009
Location: Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE
For more details, please visit: http://www.arabhealthonline.com/
Dates: January 26 to 29, 2009
Location: Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE
For more details, please visit: http://www.arabhealthonline.com/
Saturday, November 8, 2008
eHEALTH Asia 2008
Event: eHEALTH Asia 2008 is an event forging strategic level multi-stakeholder partnership collaborations with national and international organisations having a mandate in healthcare and eHealth.
Date and Time: Nov 11, 2008 at 10am to Nov 13, 2008 at 6pm
Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
URL: http://www.ehealthonline.org/
Date and Time: Nov 11, 2008 at 10am to Nov 13, 2008 at 6pm
Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
URL: http://www.ehealthonline.org/
Monday, August 4, 2008
IT Adoptions in Healthcare
The healthcare sector is undergoing a major change as organizations make IT adoptions to improve the services they provide and reduce medical errors. Healthcare providers working at clinics and hospitals are adopting health information systems to manage patients records and office administration using the the benefits of computerization.
If you are a healthcare provider and still using papers to manage health records, then it is advised to take benefts of computerization to use clinical softwares e.g. Practice Management, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. Through computerization, you can take these benefits:
Improved Accuracy
By using clinical software rather than hand-writing notes and charting, your practice will immediately benefit from improved legibility, easier appointment scheduling and more accurate insurance billing. Improved accuracy in record keeping and streamlined flows and processes in your practice are an additional benefit. All of which leads to an improved cash flow. Through better documentation and greater visibility of outstanding receivables, your collections will improve dramatically. In addition, the number of claims errors, which result in nonpayment or severely delayed reimbursement because of insufficient documentation or incorrect coding, will be reduced.
Better Patient Safety
Computerize systems offer several ways to improve patient safety and satisfaction. Lost charts are eliminated, plus nurses and administrators have instant access to patient charts, allowing them to answer questions quickly and efficiently. Having instant access to charts also makes it easier to provide important patient education material. By entering patient prescription information into computerized system, it is much easier to identify drug interactions, dosage information, patient instructions, formularies and more.
Better Resource Allocation
Many practices begin to re-evaluate their business processes when they implement clinical software. The patient’s entire experience is often improved, both in and out of the exam room. Practices can improve the way they schedule patient visits, make referrals and handle episodic illnesses. A physician on call, for example, may speak with a patient, schedule an appointment with a colleague, send referral information and schedule a reminder for follow-up appointments, all before hanging up. This type of convenience and flexibility gives physician practices a strategic advantage over others while greatly improving their patient’s experience. Practices have found that they need much less administrative staffing and can reallocate those expenditures into hiring additional nurses or other clinicians. This allows the patients themselves to have a better experience and spend more time with a service provider. It also allows your practice to see more patients in a timely manner, thus increasing revenues.
Cost Savings
There are several variables that lead to a positive return on investment with regard to clinical software. To most accurately measure cost savings, practitioners should first determine what their expenditures are before implementation. Evaluate costs for supplies, storage space, time spent filing and time spent looking for lost charts, to name a few. By itself, the costs of maintaining storage space for charts can be significant.
Many practices have found they have eliminated transcription costs entirely. Related miscellaneous expenses that can also be eliminated include courier fees and copying. Other expenses, which may be less obvious but are equally important, include the potential to increase revenues as a result of more accurate coding, improved clinical productivity and more complete documentation.
If you are a healthcare provider and still using papers to manage health records, then it is advised to take benefts of computerization to use clinical softwares e.g. Practice Management, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. Through computerization, you can take these benefits:
Improved Accuracy
By using clinical software rather than hand-writing notes and charting, your practice will immediately benefit from improved legibility, easier appointment scheduling and more accurate insurance billing. Improved accuracy in record keeping and streamlined flows and processes in your practice are an additional benefit. All of which leads to an improved cash flow. Through better documentation and greater visibility of outstanding receivables, your collections will improve dramatically. In addition, the number of claims errors, which result in nonpayment or severely delayed reimbursement because of insufficient documentation or incorrect coding, will be reduced.
Better Patient Safety
Computerize systems offer several ways to improve patient safety and satisfaction. Lost charts are eliminated, plus nurses and administrators have instant access to patient charts, allowing them to answer questions quickly and efficiently. Having instant access to charts also makes it easier to provide important patient education material. By entering patient prescription information into computerized system, it is much easier to identify drug interactions, dosage information, patient instructions, formularies and more.
Better Resource Allocation
Many practices begin to re-evaluate their business processes when they implement clinical software. The patient’s entire experience is often improved, both in and out of the exam room. Practices can improve the way they schedule patient visits, make referrals and handle episodic illnesses. A physician on call, for example, may speak with a patient, schedule an appointment with a colleague, send referral information and schedule a reminder for follow-up appointments, all before hanging up. This type of convenience and flexibility gives physician practices a strategic advantage over others while greatly improving their patient’s experience. Practices have found that they need much less administrative staffing and can reallocate those expenditures into hiring additional nurses or other clinicians. This allows the patients themselves to have a better experience and spend more time with a service provider. It also allows your practice to see more patients in a timely manner, thus increasing revenues.
Cost Savings
There are several variables that lead to a positive return on investment with regard to clinical software. To most accurately measure cost savings, practitioners should first determine what their expenditures are before implementation. Evaluate costs for supplies, storage space, time spent filing and time spent looking for lost charts, to name a few. By itself, the costs of maintaining storage space for charts can be significant.
Many practices have found they have eliminated transcription costs entirely. Related miscellaneous expenses that can also be eliminated include courier fees and copying. Other expenses, which may be less obvious but are equally important, include the potential to increase revenues as a result of more accurate coding, improved clinical productivity and more complete documentation.
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