Ahmed El Sherif

The medical facility is now reportedly seeking a HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 5 certification.

The newly-created UAE-UK Sovereign Investment Partnership will “serve as a coordinated investment framework to grow a future-focused relationship between the two nations, driving economic recovery, jobs and growth.”

Aim of the merger is to “create a robust and synergetic healthcare organisation, thereby elevating the UAE’s global position as a leader in healthcare.”

The acquisition of Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Centre is said to be one of the biggest healthcare deals in the GCC region to date.

Using GE Healthcare’s Edison Health Services, CUREA’s team will first work on AI-based applications focused on COVID-19 and breast cancer.

The agreement with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority aims to “enhance the quality of health services, create new job opportunities, and elevate [Saudi’s] national economy to become a data and AI-driven economy.”

According to the latest GE Global Innovation Barometer, the Gulf country is a global leader in creating an “innovation-conducive environment”, with the majority of those surveyed believing that healthcare outperformed all other sectors with respect to innovation progress.

New research released by vHealth shows that residents in the Gulf country are embracing telemedicine, with the company reporting a 500% increase in the use of its telehealth app between March and September 2020, compared to the same period last year.

The non-profit programme is being supervised by volunteer doctors from the Young Emirati Volunteer Leaders Initiative, in partnership with the Zayed Giving Initiative and General Women’s Union.

The transfer of the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system for health insurance to all public and private hospitals across the emirate has been completed.