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The healthcare provider – and first member of the Kingdom’s Mayo Clinic Care Network – will roll-out the EMR system in its Jeddah hospital and clinics.

A look at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's preparedness for cyber-attacks during COVID-19 with Dr Saif Abed, founding partner and director of cybersecurity advisory services at AbedGraham, who will be moderating at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Conference.

Tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning will support patient mobility, and associated data, in the future, says Sibu Siddique, VP of Digital Transformation and Customer Success at GE Digital.

The Department of Health and Social Care has quashed rumours of a third tech unit to work alongside NHSX and NHS Digital.

On top of investment and skilling, region dubbed a “game-changer” in sustainable transformation.

The first HIMSS study on public cloud use in Germany’s hospitals shows a high deployment level of cloud computing. On average, respondents rate public cloud solutions as more advantageous than on-premise solutions, however, they also express concerns with regard to data protection and compliance. 

Steven Matarelli, senior clinical executive at Vocera Communications, says technologies must be able to interact effectively with other technologies and thereby build on interoperability, a key consideration in any transformation strategy.

Abdulaziz Alkhlaif, CIO of Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Mishari Hospital, discusses data transformation, artificial intelligence and the next generation of patient portals in Saudi Arabia.

The demand for radiology imaging is increasing, resulting in patients waiting longer for their radiology procedures to be reported. Siemens Healthineers has responded to this by releasing the AI-powered post-processing and reporting solution, AI-Rad Companion.

Digital transformation is imperative in healthcare, and digital tools can improve the relationship between providers and patients, as highlighted during COVID-19, says Majed Nasser, general manager at GE Digital, META.