EMEA News

Digital health experts, speaking at HIMSS21 Middle East, say there’s a new and more intense focus on the analysis of health data to advance population health management in the Middle East. 

Healthcare leaders speaking during the opening keynote of Day Two at HIMSS21 Middle East say that Saudi Arabia hopes to complete its digital transformation within four years and that Abu Dhabi has connected all of its hospitals and most of its clinics.

Global digital health experts at HIMSS21 Middle East have been sharing their perceptions on how to apply advanced technology to better prepare for future pandemics and health crises.

Are Italiian healthcare facilities ready to manage the significant funds that the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) has allocated to digitise health?

It is first specialist trust in the UK and first paediatric hospital in Europe to achieve the highest level of digital maturity.

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Digital infrastructure, including e-Prescription and electronic patient record, is being rolled-out successfully according to findings from German agency, gematik - though providers still have concerns around data security.

The four-year agreement is estimated to be worth £5 billion.

The grant for the trusts will help improve digital and data solutions in the roll-out of a national programme.

Raising digital maturity in the Middle East is a key focus in many GCC markets and HIMSS has therefore announced a high-level Dubai CIO Summit, on 23 January 2022, to drive regional and international exchange in support of ongoing digital maturity initiatives.