HIMSS Middle East 2020

A panel of experts shared international outlooks on recent interoperability developments and initiatives at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital event.  

The final closing keynote of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 saw top-level international health leaders highlight key elements of their national strategies in response to COVID-19.

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COVID-19 has caused more than a million deaths, but disruption has caused many more. Saudi Arabian and UK experts have told the HIMSS Middle East Digital Health Conference that accelerating digital implementation can reduce the care backlog.   

Panellists answer attendee questions on how the digital workplace is supporting the delivery of the Kingdom's digital transformation and impart key benefits of the digitalisation of healthcare at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Event.

There is a need to transform the healthcare experience for patients and healthcare workers, so that organisations can thrive under the new normal. Eight critical capabilities must be hardwired into organisations to achieve this goal, says KPMG Saudi Arabia.

Health leaders contemplate the key features of a strong, data-driven response to a health crisis at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Event.

The codes have been made available prior to the public roll out of the vaccines in order to facilitate better tracking, reporting and analysis on electronic health care systems. This aims to support data-driven planning and allocation.

Dr Afzal Chaudhry, consultant nephrologist and chief medical information officer, Cambridge University Hospital updates HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital event attendees on the trusts' recent EMRAM 7 validation and explains why we need to engage the workforce in the journey.

COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in the digital armoury of healthcare systems around the world and the need for global collaboration over data and technological solutions to fight future pandemics. Leaders from universities, hospitals and ministries gathered at HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital event to discuss how we can use the lessons from the current pandemic to prepare for the next.