Medtech

Olympus recently launched VISERA ELITE III Surgical Visualization Platform

Olympus Corporation recently launched  VISERA ELITE III, its newest surgical visualization platform that addresses the needs of healthcare professionals (HCPs) for endoscopic procedures across multiple medical disciplines. VISERA ELITE III offers various imaging functions, all supported in one system enabling minimally invasive therapies such as Laparoscopic Colectomy and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Future software upgrades will advance surgical imaging technology and allow…

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King’s College Hospital London – Dubai selects Oracle Cerner and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to provide EMR solutions for better healthcare outcomes 

King’s College Hospital London – Dubai (KCH Dubai) announced a strategic collaboration to help accelerate innovation with Oracle Cerner. As part of the agreement, Oracle Cerner will utilize Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services via the Oracle Cloud Dubai Region to operate and manage the upgraded and enhanced electronic medical records system on behalf of KCH Dubai. This will be the…

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Premiere for Arab Health 2023: Experience an intelligent patient room ecosystem

Healthcare is changing rapidly. We are facing massive challenges connected with demographical transformation and at the same time a dramatic shortage of caregivers.  The population is growing and aging globally. We have recently passed 8 billion people on the planet. Among other things, these trends impact patient care and create more demands on healthcare systems and healthcare workers. Some studies…

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Multiple Expansions, Go Lives, and Awards for Oracle Cerner Clients in Middle East, Africa

Recognized as a Best in KLAS leading healthcare technology company for the fourth consecutive year, Oracle Cerner continues to display a strong standing in the Middle East and Africa region. The healthcare technology business is highly active in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia with new contracts and collaborations, as well as client achievements and go lives.…

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Automation in Outpatient Medication Dispensing: Regional Experiences and Potential

James Waterson. RN, M.Med.Ed. MHEc. Medical Affairs Manager. Becton Dickinson, Medication Management Solutions. Middle East and Africa. Maged Farrag BSc, ACIM. Business Development Manager. Medication Management Solutions. Becton Dickinson. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. An article submitted to the American journal of hospital pharmacy long ago in 1967 identified how ‘outpatient visits are increasing at a rapid rate and administrative adjustments…

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Moscow – Middle East: new vectors of cooperation in medicine

Medicine in numbers The UAE is in the list of Moscow’s key partners: for example, in 2021, imports of finished products from Moscow to the United Arab Emirates amounted to $470 million.  In the first place among the most demanded industries in the UAE are Medicine and Pharmaceuticals. So, in 2021, the volume of purchases of goods in this category from…

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As an innovative extension of the region’s first Health Information Exchange platform, DoH and Malaffi launch the Malaffi Health Portal

As an innovative extension of the region’s first Health Information Exchange platform, Malaffi, the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) launches the Malaffi Health Portal on the sideline of its participation at GITEX Global 2022.  The Portal seeks to provide the Emirate’s community members with a convenient and secure access to their centralised medical records available via a website…

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Digital maturity in health: Comparison with other industries

Senior healthcare professionals and industry observers have long believed that the healthcare business is behind other industries in adopting new technology and undergoing digital transformation. McKinsey has published a digital index1 comparing the maturity of different industries, which demonstrates healthcare among the least advanced sectors in digitalization, particularly regarding transactions, digital spending on employees and digital capital. However, exactly how…

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Pain is the Fifth Vital Sign, and Pain Management is Vital to Quality Patient Care

Ece Aydinc. RN. Clinical Resource Consultant. Becton Dickinson, Medication Management Solutions. Turkey. Natalie Samuda. RM, BSc. Senior Clinical Resource Consultant. Becton Dickinson, Medication Management Solutions. Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey. Lisa Gangol. RN, BSN. Senior Clinical Resource Consultant. Becton Dickinson, Medication Management Solutions. Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey. James Waterson. RN, M.Med.Ed. MHEc. Medical Affairs Manager. Becton Dickinson,…

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A Framework for Achieving your Smart, Connected Hospital Vision

Hospital IT leaders have made massive investments over the last 20 years on digital technologies. They’ve built an electronic health record infrastructure. They’ve deployed digital technologies like wireless nurse call, digital radiology, and more. And yet, too often, they’ve received too little value in return when these digital technologies are not connected and integrated within the clinical ecosystem. To realize…

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