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HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Event 2020

How Saudi Arabia has maintained continuity of care in the COVID-19 pandemic

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Dr. Suliman Alomran, medical informatics lecturer at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, discusses the Saudi response to COVID-19, the contact tracing apps adopted and the digital platforms we will adopt long after the pandemic.

 

Middle East has invested heavily in digital transformation in recent years

(Sponsored) The investment in healthcare over the past 10 years prepared the Middle East to meet patient needs and leverage its digital transformation to help fight COVID-19, says Lina Shadid, Health Industries Lead, PwC Middle East.
 

Interoperability and scalability key in transformation strategy

(Sponsored) Technologies must be able to interact effectively with other technologies and thereby build on interoperability, a key consideration in any transformation strategy, says Steven Matarelli, senior clinical executive, Vocera Communications.
 

Learning how to utilize telemedicine to fight COVID-19

A nationwide telemedicine initiative to provide teleconsultations to the whole population of Pakistan presented an opportunity to drive adoption of technology during the pandemic says Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, CEO of Digital Care.
 

Value-driven healthcare is a major component of Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia

(Sponsored) All stakeholders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are working toward a roadmap to ensure alignment with government policy to drive digital innovation in healthcare, says Thamer Shaker, CEO of OASIS.