DOHA: The challenges and benefits of an electronic health record system for improving Qatar’s healthcare capability were discussed at the second Doha e-Health Dialogue at W Hotel Doha on Wednesday.
The event was organised by international law firm, Pinsent Masons and a leading professional services firm, PwC.
A robust health record system is a cornerstone in the provision of universal health coverage and the meeting was intended to promote dialogue between legislators, implementers and users of the healthcare system.
Experiences from other parts of the world were shared including a presentation from guest speaker Peeter Ross from the Estonian e-Health Foundation who demonstrated how the electronic health record system worked in practice in Estonia and how the Estonian system registers virtually all residents’ health history from birth to death.
Every person has access to their own health record.
The potential value of the data which can be gathered was a topic addressed by Matthew Godfrey-Faussett of Pinsent Masons and Dr Fadi Al Buhairan of PwC.
They explained that raw data must be developed into usable information before it becomes knowledge and that this data is fed into the long term strategic vision for healthcare in Qatar.
The meeting was chaired by Dr Najeeb Al Shorbaji, Director of Knowledge Management of the World Health Organisation.
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