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The Gulf Health Council, in coordination with the region’s Ministries of Health, will issue a daily report on confirmed cases, their source, and exchange information on precautionary measures.

The number of confirmed cases in the UK went up to nearly 2,000 on Tuesday.

The HIMSS model measures a hospital's digital maturity according to its EMR capabilities.

IBC Group’s chairman has urged businesses to “set aside the profit motive and collaborate with each other,” as the WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. In the GCC, Qatar currently has the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to date.

Omar Fikree, vice president at Mubadala Investment Company, is collaborating with a number of reputable regulators to shape digital health.

The changes are expected to be significant. At the moment, although 80% of adults support donation, only 38% have opted in to it.

As the Kingdom suspends travel to nine more countries, it is hoped that its donation – as well as others from around the world – will fast track the development of a drug for novel coronavirus.

Europe’s GDPR has been considered a trailblazer. But it turns out that interpreting it is difficult, and digital healthcare is where these difficulties manifest most.

As state and federal legislation in the US and elsewhere tries to catch up with the digital health economy, the patient at the center of that economy might struggle to know just how private their data actually is.

Facebook, Google and Twitter take action to ensure accurate health advice on their platforms.