Oman: Dhamani platform links patients' insurance and medical records
Source: Middle East Insurance Review | Dec 2020
Data traffic will be managed easily and conveniently through the Dhamani platform as it links the corporate records and patient’s medical records with insurance records, said the Capital Market Authority (CMA) in a virtual introductory meeting on the platform.
The meeting was chaired by vice president of insurance sector Ahmed Ali Al Mamari, with the participation of Infoline Oman, the company executing Dhamani platform, as well as the insurance companies, brokers, agents, TPAs and private hospitals and clinics.
Mr Al Mamari said, “The Dhamani platform focuses on the exchange of health information on the visitors of private health institutions and will contribute in the settlement of insurance claims as well as time-saving, funds transfer, requests for approval and validation of insurance coverage among the parties of the insurance relationship, the regulators and supervisors.”
He added, “The platform will achieve integration with the Ministry of Health ‘Shifa’ system to link the patients’ medical records with the health insurance records that will eventually enable a unified patients records in the future, besides the companies’ registration databases of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the ID card and immigration system of the Royal Oman Police. This is to enable real-time validation of member eligibility credentials during health insurance transactions as well as the link with payment gateways (through prompt submission, adjudication, conciliation and payment) which will lead to better cash flow between healthcare providers and payers in addition to minimising unwarranted utilisation and fraud.”
The Dhamani platform will link 1,700 health services providers with 2.5m beneficiaries, according to CMA. M