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7 Priorities for Healthcare Sector Improvement
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- Integrated continuum of care for individuals
- “Cradle-to-grave”, the individual’s care throughout life;
- Access to care (all types of care: ER, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, home, pre-hospital, rehabilitation, preventive measures/vaccination etc); this will reduce need for IPC;
- Capacity planning – including rural areas in the Western and Eastern Regions;
- Address healthcare issues specific to the Emiratis
- Drive quality and safety as well as enhance patient experience
- Track outcomes and processes from healthcare providers to drive quality improvement
- Publish outcomes and processes once data is validated
- Attract/retain/train workforce
- Particularly Emiratis;
- Encourage Research, Innovation, Education/ Training
- Emergency preparedness
- The Emirate of Abu Dhabi has to be prepared at anytime for a major disaster or disease outbreak
- Wellness and prevention—public Health approach
- Community initiatives to enhance wellness and awareness
- Ensure value for money + Sustainability of healthcare spend
- Reduce waste;
- Encourage Private Sector (“level playing field”);
- Elimination of loss transfer for non-mandated healthcare provision;
- Effective management of funded mandates;
- Ensure appropriate reimbursement framework
- Integrated Health Informatics and eHealth
- Including Telemedicine
- Tool to drive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 above
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