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Despite its many challenges, telemedicine is helping reduce the burden on secondary care in the Kingdom of Bahrain, says Dr. Khatoon Shubbar, who is with the country's ministry of health.

The creation of the HIMSS Digital Health Center at True Digital Park will help build digital capabilities for Thailand's healthcare workforce, according to Ekaraj Panjavinin, managing director of digital solutions at True Digital Group.

Dr. Aziz Ahmet Surel, coordinator chief physician at Ankara City Hospital in Turkey, says clinical leadership, government support and financial resources are all central factors in driving digital transformation and achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7.

iThermo reduces the need for manual temperature screening, and provides prompts where secondary checks can be carried out for feverish persons identified by the solution.

Big things are coming to Thailand's medical tourism industry, says Dr. Tullawat Pacharapha of Vejthani Hospital.

GE Healthcare Enterprise Imaging Solutions' Omar Sunna says partnering with cloud technology vendors, academics and international institutes is helping the company's AI platform tackle siloed healthcare data.

All stakeholders need to work collaboratively to provide optimum and personalized patient care, says Dr. Ali Abdulkarim Al Obaidli, group chief academic affairs officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services.