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Dr. Wail Yar, medical director for the Council of Health Insurance, the regulator of Saudi Arabia's private healthcare sector, explains the anticipated impact of the National Platform for Health and Insurance Exchange (NPHIES) in the years to come.
Alain Labrique, director of Digital Health and Innovation at the World Health Organization, explains how the WHO's Digital Certification Network is poised to impact healthcare decisions for citizens across its 194 countries.
Sultan Al Shaibani, senior specialist, NABIDH (HIE) onboarding lead at Dubai Health Authority discusses the progress of the emirate's health information exchange and its integration with the rest of the UAE.
Why was Qatar considered one of the best healthcare systems during the pandemic? Prof. Mahmood Adil, ministerial advisor for the country's Ministry of Public Health reveals the answer, along with how the sector is moving forward.
Dr. Ahmed Balkhair, advisor to the Saudi National Health Information Center, details the unified vision adopted by Saudi and wider GCC governments focused on enhancing healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency, plus patient satisfaction.
The first in the Middle East, and largest of its kind worldwide, SEHA Virtual Hospital is a pioneering initiative in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare advancement, explains Dr. Mohammed Alhamali, Chairman of the National Innovation and Regulatory Sandbox.
The digital arm of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health, Lean Business Services has been heavily involved in Vision 2030, the kingdom’s health-sector transformation program. Ahmed Alnaji, Lean’s director of unified health record, explains.
Osama El Hassan, co-founder and chair of the GCC Taskforce on Workforce Development in Digital Healthcare (ZIMAM) explains the organization's transition into an NGO and the reasons behind this strategic shift.
Lusíadas Saúde Health Group needed to measure and improve performance per its strategic goals and chose EMRAM to navigate their hospitals through digital maturity, moving from intuitive to evidence-based management, according to CCIO Dr Ana Prado.
Dr Shafi Ahmed explains that better workforce planning, radical changes in training, and flexible career paths that allow for periods outside clinical practice are essential to meet the squeeze on workforce.
Professor David Lowe from the Scottish government talks about use cases where AI can be adopted immediately, the foundations that need to be in place and the change management processes required for successful deployment.
Nicholas Bunger, data engineer at Balgrist University Hospital, explains how reaching EMRAM Stage 6 improved operational efficiency and delivered an increase in capacity, which was helped by the staff's appetite to embrace change and innovation.