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Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing Road Map
Understanding and improving healthcare cost efficiency through accurate, consistent, and meaningful cost data collection.
Since 2015, the Abu Dhabi Department of Health (AD DoH), has flagged that it wants to transition towards "Value-based Health care" (VBHC) principles as part of a wider global movement to tackle the evolving needs of our healthcare system.
One of the core principles ("quadruple aims") of VBHC is understanding and improving healthcare cost efficiency. To this end, healthcare "Clinical Costing" has been implemented across the Abu Dhabi Healthcare market to collect accurate, consistent, and meaningful cost data from all healthcare care providers.
Select Roadmap Version
Clinical Costing Road Map 2025
Version 1.0 published in November 2024
- Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing Standard
- Clinical Costing Guidelines
- Technical Documents & User Guides
Clinical Costing Road Map 2026
Version 2.0 published in February 2026
- Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing Standard V2
- Clinical Costing Guidelines V2
- Updated Technical Documents & FAQs
What Do You Need to Do?
Register Clinical Costing Contact
It is mandatory to register your facility designated clinical costing contact person using the "Register of Key Contacts" form.
Register of Key Contacts FormSubmit Questions
All questions must be submitted via the "Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing - Questionnaire" form. We appreciate your adherence to this structured communication channel.
Clinical Costing QuestionnaireComplete Readiness Survey
It is mandatory for all providers to complete the Clinical Costing Data Submission Readiness Assessment.
Readiness Assessment FormShared Drive Access
We have shared training materials and session recordings with all the primary contacts through DoH shared drive access.
Submit Technical Questions
All technical questions regarding costing schema must be submitted via the "Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing - Technical Questions" form. We appreciate your adherence to this structured communication channel.
Technical Questions FormWho Needs to Comply with Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing Standard?
Scope of Clinical Costing
All healthcare facilities that provide direct patient care (regardless of the facility size)
Exceptions
Stand-alone Outpatient Pharmacies
Operate independently and are not included in a direct patient care facility's operational cost. Therefore, they do not need to provide clinical costing data.
Stand-alone Diagnostic Centers
Categorized under Third-Party Expenses - Purchased services. The costs of services provided by these facilities are recorded as purchased services in the general ledger of the healthcare facilities that utilize their services.
The Background of Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing Road Map
DoH initiated Clinical Costing and Value Based Funding Framework Project, a 15-month period project structured across three distinct streams, tailored to meet the project's objectives with the second and third streams running in parallel. This was successfully completed in August 2024.
With over 50 engagement sessions held so far, continuous conversations for ideation, input, and alignment with internal and external stakeholders has been a cornerstone of the project.
Internal and External Engagement Sessions Held
One of the components of the 'Clinical Costing and Value Based Funding Framework project' is implementation of the Abu Dhabi Clinical Costing Roadmap; enabling the DoH to collect annual patient level cost data from providers.
Last updated: 02 Apr 2026
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