Gitex Global: Abu Dhabi’s DoH launches Malaffi Health Portal

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has launched the Malaffi Health Portal at the ongoing Gitex Global.  The portal will provide residents with a convenient and secure access to their centralised medical records available via a website and application.

As the region’s first health information exchange (HIE) platform, Malaffi connects 100 per cent of the hospitals and 99 per cent of all patient episodes in Abu Dhabi, according to DoH.

Through the portal, patients will be able to access the latest information related to their doctors’ visits, laboratory results and radiology reports, medications, allergies, conditions, immunisations, discharge summaries and more.

The Malaffi Health Portal mobile app can be downloaded from the Apple Store and will be available shortly on the Google Play Store.

Additionally, patients can access it online through healthportal.malaffi.ae. Patients will be able to securely login with a verified UAE Pass account or with their email address after verifying key information, including the Emirates ID.

Dr Jamal Mohammed Al Kaabi, undersecretary of DoH said: “Malaffi is a key pillar of Abu Dhabi’s pioneering digital healthcare ecosystem which continues to extend in-depth healthcare value and patient-centric services to our population.  The launch of the Malaffi Health Portal is a milestone designed to actively engage patients by connecting them with their medical records.”

Robert Denson, acting CEO at Malaffi said: “The benefits of HIEs are endless and Malaffi as a platform is designed to provide value to the entire healthcare ecosystem and transform the way healthcare is delivered. The Health Portal is the next logical step to support DOH’s ambition to unlock the best quality healthcare through digital transformation, following global trends and meeting patients’ expectations to have improved an more convenient ways to manage their health as they manage other aspects of their lives.

“As an HIE organisation, we have been thrilled to receive the valuable support from the regulator of the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi, DoH, and the healthcare community to achieve our globally recognised efforts. We look forward to introducing more new features and digital health solutions for patients, providers and governments to elevate the healthcare journey in Abu Dhabi and beyond.”

In August, Malaffi added a ‘Patient Risk Profile’ to its platform. The newly added functionality predicts the level of risk for a patient to develop certain chronic diseases or suffer an acute event.

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