Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani received a telephone call from Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al Faisal yesterday. They discussed bilateral relations and a number of issues of common concern.
Amman: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, who is the President of Unctad XIII, arrived in Amman yesterday to participate in the World Trade Organization’s Arab Consultation Forum, to be held tomorrow.
He is scheduled to address the forum on the organisation’s role through the Doha conference and its declarations.
The minister will also highlight the role of the Unctad through Qatar’s presidency in contributing to global efforts that aim to address today’s challenges, which directly affects the future.
DOHA: The first experimental phase of the project to digitise all the public hospitals and primary health centres in the country is expected to be launched shortly.
The proposed Clinical Information System, once fully implemented, will allow citizens and residents to have a personal health record and better access to the health care providers.
In January last year, the Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Health Care Corporation signed an agreement with Cerner Corporation, an international body specialising in electronic services for hospitals and other medical organisations to deliver the technology.
The public health system in the entire country will be connected in a single computing platform, which is said to be a first in the region. The project is planned to be completed in five years.
The electronic system will help provide a lifetime clinical record for all citizens and residents. Whether an individual is treated in the ambulatory setting, inpatient setting, or even at home, the information will be captured and stored in the individual’s lifetime clinical record.
Individuals will be able to schedule appointments, send messages to their doctor and create a personal health record to better manage their health. It will also help reduce the chances for transcription errors: Illegible, handwritten orders which will be reduced through the use of electronic order entry.
Clinicians have immediate access to a unified patient electronic health record (EHR) that has up-to-the-minute information about the patient including past visits, medical test and results and medical devices connected directly to the EHR.
The Peninsula/QNA
