Towards a National eHealth Strategy

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Towards a National eHealth Strategy

• Regional Symposium on E-government and IP
• Dubai - UAE
• 22-25 November 2004

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Agenda

• Bahrain Healthcare
• What is eHealth ?
• Benefits of eHealth
• eHealth Strategy
• Bahrain HealthIT Program

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• Bahrain Healthcare System

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Kingdom of Bahrain

• Population around 672,123.
• Average health cost per person is BD 103.1
• Population per doctor542
• Population per nurse226
• Health status has improved dramatically over the
  last 40 years.
• Aged over 45 doubled in 25 years and quadrupled
  in 50 years.

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Health Care in Bahrain

• Free healthcare.
• Main Provider Public health sector
• Participation from the private sector and the
  community.
• Strengthening Primary Health care provision.

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Bahrain Healthcare Services
Primary Care 22 Health Centers
Private Healthcare Private Hospitals Private
Clinics Private Pharmacies Private Physiotherapy
Bahrain Ministry Of Health
Government Hospitals 1 General Hospital 1 General
Hospital (under construction) 3 Maternity
Hospitals 1 Bahrain Defense Hospital 1 Cardiac
Centre 1 Psychiatric Hospital HHGS
Drugs Around 10 of the Health Budget
Health Education Medical University College of
Health Sciences
Healthcare Professionals xxxx Doctors xxxx Nurses
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• What is eHealth?

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Transformation Healthcare Systems for Better
Healthcare
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• Benefits of eHealth

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What is an eHealth Strategy ?
It is not a goal, but a tool
Mandatory to achieve Health goals
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e-Health Key Benefits
INDIVIDUAL Improved Health Outcomes
Health Professionals Improved trust
Ministry of Health Improved Quality of Service
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Benefits To Citizens
Improved health outcomes

• Improved access to services
• Faster delivery
• Integrated Services
• Reduced clinical tests
• Less waiting time
• More time with doctor
• Self health management

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Benefits to Professionals
Improved trust

• Easy access to information
• Improved communications
• Improved efficiency
• Improved service scheduling
• Faster reporting
• Access to electronic health libraries

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Benefits to Ministry of Health
Improved quality of service

• Staff job Satisfaction
• Reduced duplication
• Improved efficiency, and effectiveness
• Improved patient safety

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• Bahrain eHealth Vision

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Vision

• To provide the right information to the right
  people at the right time in order to provide the
  best service and health outcomes at reasonable
  cost

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How to support the vision
Provide an information communication
technology infrastructure
Implementing an Application Architecture
Enabling process reengineering and human
Resource development
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEMS
PEPOLE PROCCESS
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Challenges

• Resistance to change
• Competing with other priorities
• Funding
• Human Resources
• Training
• New approach across all healthcare
• Alignment with other eGovernment Initiatives

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• Bahrain eHealth Strategy

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Building the Startegy
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Information Strategy Planning
Solution Selection
Business Current
Situation Analysis

• Prepare Tender
• Evaluate Candidates
• Contract Negotiation

• IS/IT Strategy
• IS/IT Requirements
• HID Manpower Skills

• Business Review
• Project Preparation
• Current IT/IS Evaluation

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Evaluation PhaseCollaborative Teamwork

• HITS
• MoH Evaluation Committee
• CSO Quality Assurance
• Project Director
• Project Manager
• HID Management
• HID Quality Assurance
• MHIS Project Team
• Evaluation Teams

1- Strategic Evaluation Team 2- Integration
Interfacing 3- Infrastructure technical
Evaluation Team 4- Knowledge and Change
Management 5- Data warehousing and DSS
Evaluation Team 6- Outsourcing Evaluation
Team. 7- Commercial Evaluation Team. 8- Core
Clinical Evaluation Team. 9- Core Financial
Evaluation Team. 10- Site Visit Evaluation
Team. 11- User Coordination Team 12- Contract
Negotiation Team.
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Five Major Programs
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Integrated Services
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DISCUSSION