Connecting 9.4 million medical records and integrating 1,300 health facilities through the “Nabed” platform

The Dubai Health Authority stressed the importance of using artificial intelligence and diagnostic integration in the healthcare sector in the emirate, during a workshop in cooperation with Roche Diagnostics Middle East as part of a series of workshops organized by the authority in cooperation with the private medical sector, to discuss the latest developments in the “Nabed” platform. “, and the importance of medical imaging data as part of Dubai’s commitment to innovation in digital health.

The authority reported, during the workshop, that the “Nabed” platform was able, during the recent period, to link more than 9.47 million patient medical records and integrate more than 1,300 health facilities, with 81% of workers in the health sector in Dubai participating in the platform, which provides easy access to… Complete patient medical files, to support health care and make the right medical decision at the right time.

Executive Director of the Joint Institutional Support Services Sector at the Dubai Health Authority, Mona Bajman, stressed the importance of artificial intelligence, which has become a real revolution in the field of health care, contributing to enhancing the quality of services provided to patients, increasing the efficiency of administrative and medical procedures, early diagnosis of diseases, and improving opportunities for… Treatment and recovery for patients.

She pointed out the authority’s commitment to providing advanced smart solutions that support Dubai’s goals of health sustainability and community well-being, by adopting many initiatives to employ artificial intelligence technologies in its services, including the “Nabed” platform, which has brought about a major transformation in the field of improving and developing health care services in Dubai through Linking health facilities, and providing comprehensive data to those concerned in these facilities to support making informed decisions that serve the treatment plan for patients, and contribute to enhancing the competitive ability of the health system to face potential health challenges.

She pointed to the great interest that the Authority attaches to the continuous improvement of the “Nabed” platform, including the integration of diagnostic data, with the aim of strengthening the unified patient medical record initiative in Dubai, and in line with the Authority’s strategic goal to improve patient outcomes and simplify the provision of health care services.

Bajaman explained that the platform represents a safe and effective environment for exchanging reliable health data, allowing health care providers in the public and private sectors to access unified patient records while maintaining the highest standards of privacy, accuracy and speed in providing distinguished health care services that support the growing digital health system in the Emirate of Dubai.

Director of the Smart Health Information Department at the Dubai Health Authority, Dr. Mohammed Al Redha, said that integrating diagnosis, medical imaging, and artificial intelligence into the “Nabed” platform represents an important step within the Dubai Smart Health Strategy, and also confirms the Dubai Health Authority’s commitment to improving patient outcomes by providing workers with In the health sector with comprehensive and timely insights into the condition of patients, which enhances Dubai’s position and progress in the field of smart healthcare.

For his part, Global Head of Information Systems at Roche, Moritz Hartmann, said: “Digital transformation in healthcare offers tremendous opportunities, from early diagnosis of diseases to prevention and treatment solutions.”

He pointed out that Roche, since its founding 127 years ago, has been at the forefront of innovation in the field of health care, and today we are witnessing a remarkable acceleration in the methods of using data to provide insights, achieve results, and provide health care services that are more appropriate to the needs of individuals, indicating that the successful integration of data contributes to providing Better patient support and care, improves internal coordination procedures, while enhancing efficiency and reducing costs associated with healthcare providers.

He praised the efforts made by the Dubai Health Authority in the field of digitizing the health care system in the emirate, expressing his happiness in cooperating with local authorities operating health care services with the aim of improving the use of the latest technologies and data-based diagnostic procedures, for the benefit of patients inside and outside the UAE. United.