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Dubai - The Smart Patient Portal is a protected site where a user can access his/her medical records

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced the launch of direct medical appointments booking through its Smart Patient Portal.
Available as a smartphone application, the Smart Patient Portal is a protected site where a user can access his/her medical records to view laboratory tests, radiology reports, documents, medicines, vaccinations, health problems and allergies. In addition, the user can check or cancel his/her upcoming appointments as well as add it to his/her own calendar. The medical file also includes a special communication feature which enables the patient to approach other doctors in healthcare centres for opinions or queries. The direct appointments service through the Smart Patient Portal was launched as a first stage in outpatient clinics.
Mubaraka Mubarak Ali Ibrahim, Director of the Ministry's Health Information Systems, explained that users can register on the Smart Patient Portal during their visit to a hospital or healthcare centre by providing their e-mail address and the last four digits of their Emirates identity card. An invitation will then be sent to the e-mail address provided outlining the steps for completing registration.
The Smart Patient Portal can be accessed by all patients registered at healthcare centres and hospitals. There are 3,468 users of the service and booking appointments is currently accessible on Wareed - the electronic healthcare information system available at 30 healthcare centres.
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