HEALTHCARE INFORMATION HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HIS)SYSTEMS (HIS)

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The General Authority for Health Services The General Authority for Health Services for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (GAHSGAHS))

Building Integrated Networks for Building Integrated Networks for BetterBetter

More Efficient CareMore Efficient Care

PAST PAST

Lack of Electronic Information Systems

Manual Data Management

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMPASTPAST

Manual paper files Manual paper files patient data: patient data:

InconsistentInconsistent IncompleteIncomplete ImpreciseImprecise UnreliableUnreliable

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMPASTPAST

Multiple patient file numbers across Abu Dhabi Multiple patient file numbers across Abu Dhabi Emirate facilities lead to:Emirate facilities lead to:

Bad prognosis Bad prognosis

Inefficient use of human resourcesInefficient use of human resources

Misuse & wastage of medicines & consumablesMisuse & wastage of medicines & consumables

Absence of accurate & comprehensive information Absence of accurate & comprehensive information for planning and decision makingfor planning and decision making

Health Facilities disconnected from each other

& GAHS

HIS -HIS - PRESENTPRESENT

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM PRESENTPRESENT

Un-unified hospital information systems Un-unified hospital information systems are in placeare in place

Primitive information systems are Primitive information systems are installed in some primary health care installed in some primary health care centerscenters

GAHS is in the final stage of negotiating GAHS is in the final stage of negotiating with “Cerner Company” to implement with “Cerner Company” to implement Cerner Health Information System in Abu Cerner Health Information System in Abu Dhabi health care facilities connected to Dhabi health care facilities connected to GAHSGAHS

LAN

Patients Home

ACCESS FROM ANY PLACE & AT ANY TIME

Inside Hospital

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Across Hospitals

GSM

Ambulances

ASDLW

AN

INTERNET GATEWAYCENTRAL

HIS

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM - HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM - FUTUREFUTURE

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Create a comprehensive Electronic Patient Create a comprehensive Electronic Patient RecordRecord One person One record across Abu Dhabi EmirateOne person One record across Abu Dhabi Emirate

Provide access :Provide access :

For the right individualFor the right individual

To the right information To the right information

At the right timeAt the right time

EPREPR

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Support best practice based medicine through:Support best practice based medicine through:

Clinical GuidelinesClinical Guidelines

Clinical PathwaysClinical Pathways

In order to:In order to: Drive out variability in health careDrive out variability in health care

Permit variance analysis Permit variance analysis

Ensure consistent quality of careEnsure consistent quality of care

QUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF CARE

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Improve quality of care & patient safety throughImprove quality of care & patient safety through

integration of activities across hospital:integration of activities across hospital:

e.g. Medical Services, Radiology, Laboratory, e.g. Medical Services, Radiology, Laboratory,

Pharmacy & NursingPharmacy & Nursing

Leading to:Leading to:

Optimization of decision making Optimization of decision making Drug interaction warnings Drug interaction warnings ((when when

prescribing medicationsprescribing medications))

Patient risk flags Patient risk flags ((when delivering carewhen delivering care))

BEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICE

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Improve timeline of care delivery throughImprove timeline of care delivery throughstandardization of procedures across the healthcare standardization of procedures across the healthcare enterprise including, and not limited toenterprise including, and not limited to::

RegistrationRegistration

OrderingOrdering

SchedulingScheduling

Clinical documentationClinical documentation

TIMELINETIMELINE

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Reduce cost through:Reduce cost through: Increased clinical productivityIncreased clinical productivity

Decreased medical errors & incidentsDecreased medical errors & incidents

Increase quality of careIncrease quality of care

Eliminating duplication of servicesEliminating duplication of services

Reduction in medicines & consumables Reduction in medicines & consumables consumptionconsumption Online paramedical services (e.g. Radiology)Online paramedical services (e.g. Radiology)

COSTCOST

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Availability of accurate & complete health statistics Availability of accurate & complete health statistics & information permits:& information permits:

Decision making based on accurate informationDecision making based on accurate information

Taking appropriate actions at the right time Taking appropriate actions at the right time

Proper planning based on reliable informationProper planning based on reliable information

Ability to evaluate health services, interventions, Ability to evaluate health services, interventions, programs and projectsprograms and projects

Continuous improving of health care deliveryContinuous improving of health care delivery

HEALTH STATISITICS & HEALTH STATISITICS & INFORMATIONINFORMATION

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The availability of HIS is a basic The availability of HIS is a basic

requirement for JCIA requirement for JCIA

HIS allows us to monitor the HIS allows us to monitor the

compliance of our health facilities compliance of our health facilities

with JCIA and undertake with JCIA and undertake

corrective measures promptlycorrective measures promptly

ACCREDITATIONACCREDITATION

THANK YOUTHANK YOU