Using the Accreditation Journey to Achieve Global Impact: UHN’s Experience at the Kuwait Cancer Control Centre

Ladha-Waljee, Nafeesa; McAteer, Stephen; Nickerson, Veronica; Khalfan, Adil

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“…Kuwait is known to be the third largest spender on ICT infrastructure in the region. The government established the National Accreditation Program for Hospitals (NAPH), which was developed by the Quality and Accreditation Directorate (QAD) under the Ministry of Health (Alhuwail, 2019; Long Papers Ladha-Waljee et al, 2014;Mitchel et al, 2014). The program has been an important steppingstone for the Ministry Despite the heavy investment in ICT, Kuwait remains behind in EHR implementation and Cybersecurity readiness and adoption compared to developed nations.…”

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Electronic Health Records and Cyber Hygiene: A Qualitative Study of the Awareness, Knowledge, and Experience of Physicians in Kuwait

Alkhaledi,

Hawamdeh

2023

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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Threats against electronic medical and health records are on the rise. These threats include phishing attacks, malware and ransomware, encryption blind spots, cloud threats, and most important one is the internal threat caused by gaps in the level of awareness and knowledge of the employees and health practitioner of handling sensitive healthcare data. Cyber hygiene is a term used to describe both the technical and non‐technical threats. In the same way, personal hygiene practices are used to maintain one's own health and protect against diseases, cyber hygiene security practices are important in protecting and preserving sensitive electronic health information systems. In this paper, we report on the findings of a cyber hygiene study carried out in Kuwait with the objectives of assessing the level of awareness, knowledge and experience of physicians and healthcare professionals. The study identified seven different areas or barriers that impacted the cyber hygiene and the adoption of electronic health medical records in Kuwait. The seven areas include financial barriers, time, difficulty of using technology, lack of management support, negative attitude toward the use of electronic medical records, legal and ethical issues, as well as cultural barriers. Most of the physicians interviewed lacked the awareness and basic knowledge needed to practice cyber hygiene. Most physicians were not aware of regulation or standards pertaining to the use of electronic medical records.

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Electronic Health Records and Cyber Hygiene: A Qualitative Study of the Awareness, Knowledge, and Experience of Physicians in Kuwait

Alkhaledi,

Hawamdeh

2023

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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“…The NAPH was established in 2008 and originated from Accreditation Canada’s Client Centred Accreditation Program (Ladha-Waljee et al, 2014). The program is tailored to make it appropriate and applicable to the context of Kuwait’s healthcare system and the nature of care services provisioned by MoH hospitals.…”

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Understanding health information management practices in public hospitals in Kuwait

Alhuwail

2019

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Background: Health information technology (IT) solutions can aid healthcare reform efforts, but without proper information management, these efforts are futile. In this study, we used Kuwait as an example of a high per-capita gross domestic product country that faces information management challenges to draw insights that can be generalised to other developed countries. Objective: (i) to uncover the status quo of information management practices in public hospitals and (ii) to offer recommendations to improve them. Method: This study analysed qualitative and quantitative accreditation-related data pertaining to the compliance with the information management standard at all secondary care public hospitals over two accreditation cycles. Results: Overall, public hospitals had made positive progress in their compliance with the information management standard. However, issues still existed with (i) developing and implementing an information management plan, (ii) involving the appropriate stakeholders in selecting health IT solutions and (iii) access to the Internet by staff and patients. Conclusion: Evidence underscored the importance of proper information management driven by clear centralised strategic plans. Implications: With the rapid adoption of digital health systems, the role of health information management leaders should not be undervalued. Embracing health IT solutions with strong information management practices can aid healthcare reform efforts.

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Population-based cancer survival in Kuwait

Alawadhi¹

2021

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Using the Accreditation Journey to Achieve Global Impact: UHN’s Experience at the Kuwait Cancer Control Centre

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Electronic Health Records and Cyber Hygiene: A Qualitative Study of the Awareness, Knowledge, and Experience of Physicians in Kuwait

Electronic Health Records and Cyber Hygiene: A Qualitative Study of the Awareness, Knowledge, and Experience of Physicians in Kuwait

Understanding health information management practices in public hospitals in Kuwait

Population-based cancer survival in Kuwait

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