It could take a decade for UAE hospitals to become paperless
17-Dec-14, Gulf News
Although Dubai hospitals are making progress in recording medical documents electronically, experts say more needs to be done to help Dubai achieve its goal of becoming a smart city.
The results of the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) — an international model that measures the level of electronic medical records adoption — were revealed on Wednesday at a Dubai Health Authority (DHA) event.
The model, which evaluated 28 hospitals in Dubai, scored them a 2.5 out of seven.
The hospitals were ranked from zero to seven — zero for being completely dependent on paper and seven for becoming completely paperless.
A decade is needed for UAE hospitals to rank a seven unless stricter measures are taken to push them into moving towards electronic documentation.