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Hospitals to report deaths immediately
Deaths occurring in private hospitals now have to be reported electronically and immediately to the emirate's health authority, in a bid to catch and investigate medical mistakes as soon as they occur.
- By Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter
- Published: 01:15 February 21, 2008
Dubai: Deaths occurring in private hospitals now have to be reported electronically and immediately to the emirate's health authority, in a bid to catch and investigate medical mistakes as soon as they occur.
Apart from the death notification, the Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services (Dohms) also require private hospitals and clinics to submit the patient's cause of death, as well their medical and treatment records. Private medical centres have until March 1 to comply.
Dr Ramadan Ebrahim, head of the Clinical Governance Office at Dohms, told Gulf News the move was to ensure a high standard of care in the private sector.
"We are not doubting the expertise of the private sector, saying that they are killing patients. But we just want to make sure that things are running well."
He said the Mortality Screening Form would help Dohms detect and investigate any medical mistakes associated with the death without any delays, including having to wait for an official complaint from family members and medical files to be delivered manually.
Previously, private hospitals and clinics have had to report any death and its cause manually, which can take a few days.
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