Omar Fikree, vice president at Mubadala Investment Company, is working toward collaborating with a number of reputable regulators to map the digital future.

The future will see the rise of fitness wearables with patients managing their own health to a much greater degree says Rajendra Pratap Gupta, board member at the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH).

Kuwait wants to learn from others and collaborate effectively with all stakeholders, which offers huge potential as the country moves towards a national EHR, says Dr. Salman Al-Sabah, president of the Kuwait Association of Surgeons.

Identifying and training physician champions while planning ahead are key factors in a successful EMR "go live," says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, KSA.

Mohannad Jameel M Brembali, general director of Health Supporting Systems at the Ministry of Health KSA, says that deploying telehealth will improve healthcare access to patients in remote areas of the country.

With the aim of empowering patients, ePrescriptions are a priority that is being worked on in parallel with a push for telemedicine, says Dr. Robin Ohannessian from the French Society of Digital Health.

The drive toward leveraging telehealth to empower patients is aimed at utilizing technology and the human factor to improve the patient experience, says Dr. Khulood Mohamed Alsayegh, who is with the Dubai Health Authority in the UAE.

The treatment, prescription and follow-up process needs to improve in order for telemedicine to be seen as a success, as "telewellness" will have a major impact, says Dr. Ramadan AlBlooshi, Dubai Healthcare City Authority in the UAE.

Egypt is well-placed to deploy best practice technology solutions across Africa, says Dr. Ahmed Safwat Mitwalli Elassal, board member with the Egyptian General Authority of Healthcare.

The human impact must not be forgotten when driving digital transformation in the clinical workforce, says Dr. Mohammad Al Redha, director of health data and information analysis at Dubai Health Authority.

Dr. Larry Allen, the medical director of advanced heart failure at University of Colorado School of Medicine, describes why advancements in EHR technologies should be exciting the health industry.

Jena Daniels, director of research at Medable, describes how digital trial technologies can streamline clinical research and improve the patient experience.