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From Patient-Centric to Patient-Led CareBest Practices in the Middle EastOsama Elhassan, PhDHead of eHealth, Dubai Health Authority

Agenda

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• About me• What’s on in the UAE• UAE Healthcare in a Nutshell• Health Information Exchange• 1st GCC eHealth Workforce Development Conference• Opportunities Ahead

About Me

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• Software Engineer by training• 7 years in health Informatics roles• Still experiencing withdrawal symptoms of academia addiction!• Today Head of eHealth at • Leading the Dubai-based HIE initiative (NABIDH) within Dubai

Strategy 2016-2021

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What’s on in UAE…

UAE Vision 2021

UAE National Innovation Strategy

UAE Strategy for AI

Dubai Future Foundation

UAE Healthcare in a Nutshell

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• World Class Healthcare– Collaboration between Public & Private– Accreditation (International & National)– Focus on Preventive Medicine– Reduction of Cancer & Life Style Diseases

• KPIs (10 main ones)– Ranked 28th in the Health Quality Index (2016)– Average Life-Expectancy 68.3 (2016)

Our Challenges• Rising Cost of Healthcare

– Insurance (Fee-for-service vs. Value-based)– Cost of Health Workers

• Lack of Continuity of Care– Primary vs. Tertiary– Hospital-Centric care delivery

• Lack of Evidence-Based Decision-Making– Point-of-Care, Population Health

• Moving to a Patient-centric ecosystem– HIE, Telemedicine, PHR, etc.

• Workforce?

The Responsive Government

@ canimaniThe Ministerial Retreat Dec. 2013

UMR- Decision 2015

Dubai’s NABIDH Kickoff 2016

The Health Information Exchange in a Nutshell

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AI

Block-chain

The Health Information Exchange Sustainability

• Consortium Selection

• Sound Business Case

• PPP: Availability-based Payment

• Compelling use cases

Save the Date: 1st

GCC eHealth Workforce Development Conference, 27-29 Nov. 2018

The Programü3-day conferenceüUp to 10 training eHealth workshopsüRich scientific program with international speakers from US, Europe & AustraliaüTransfer knowledge on methodologies to empower youth to engage in eHealthüAnnouncement of the eHealth workforce survey results

New Opportunities around the Corner• Open the door for International Companies…but not too wide!• Leverage your Workforce through:

– Academia– Professional training– Apprenticeship programs

• Be ready for the new era of Digital Healthcare– Data Scientist and AI-empowered Healthcare professionals– Information Governance & Privacy officers: HIPAA and GDPR– Patient transfer specialists– Digital Healthcare Technology auditing and accreditation

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Thank you!

Osama Elhassan, PhDHead of eHealth, Dubai Health Authority