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Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, your reliable guideline for healthcare IT with all the up-to-date news and advancements. We commit to share accurate and latest resources for increasing the awareness of healthcare professionals, authorities, leaders and providers. This month's selection is as follow:

• Sector-Specific News: You can explore the recent news, reports, regulations and improvements across the world.  

• Podcast Recommendations: Our selected podcasts aim to develop your knowledge of healthcare IT within minutes.  

• Essential Articles & Books: We provide the latest industrial articles and books, contributing to your domain expertise through extensive research and insights on healthcare IT.  

• Enlightening Seminars: You can stay informed about various seminars and fairs which appeal to different choices.  

Our newsletter is ready to enhance your comprehension of the most recent developments and trends within the healthcare IT domain, equipping you to stay at the forefront of this ever-evolving industry. Let us now embark on this exploration together! 

OUR LATEST POSTS ✍️

• We declared our belief in partnership for shaping the future of healthcare.  

• We published a video that explains our Personal Health Record (PHR) product, shaping Electronic Health Record (EHR) management with patient empowerment, on YouTube. 

• We published a blog about the importance of patient-centricity in healthcare, touching on our comprehensive Patient Engagement products.  

• We recapped, as the HIE partner, our participation in 7th GCC eHealth Workforce Development Conference in Dubai, outlining our collaboration with health authorities and ecosystem stakeholders.  

• We underscored the alignment of our solutions such as Health Analytics & Reporting System, Chronic Disease Management and Predis with the World Health Organization (WHO) through the report, ‘Strategic Operational Plan for the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2025-2028,’ from the WHO. 

• We recapped our participation in the AfriSummit 2024, highlighting our contribution of innovation, collaboration and expertise for a reliable and efficient Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System in Africa.  

• We shared the plan of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, focusing on the patient-centric approach of our Personal Health Record (PHR) System.   

• We demonstrated our sustainability vision, leveraging digital technologies to reduce carbon emissions, in line with the COP29 Special Report on Climate Change and Health from the World Health Organization (WHO).  

• We shown our commitment to Research and Development (R&D) by mentioning our latest study that focuses on physiotherapy exercises with TheraPose and was featured in the Proceedings of the 15th Turkish Congress of Medical Informatics. 

NEWS 📌

• The World Health Organization (WHO) published a handbook, ‘Digital Transformation Handbook for Primary Health Care,’ emphasizing that papers show limited data use with little to no interoperability standards while digital transformation completely changes healthcare settings. The handbook, mainly focusing on person-centered point of service systems (PCPOS), involves a roadmap showing the transformation from paper to digital. Additionally, the handbook mentions global standards like SMART Guidelines and HL7 FHIR for interoperability. Read More 

• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) launched the OECD-GDHP Policy Repository Tool for digital health collaboration worldwide. This tool comprises 24 policy areas like analytic integrity and data quality to increase cross-border learning and determine best practices. It provides a heatmap of the policy coverage of GDHP member countries. These countries can use their own sheets for inputting and viewing their policy data. Thanks to the tool, the countries can assess digital health maturity, compare policies and detect gaps. Read More 

• The World Health Organization (WHO) released Digital Transformation Handbook for Health Supply Chain Architecture, acting as a comprehensive guide for countries to transform their digital health supply chain (DHSC) systems. This handbook aims to help for the creation of interoperable, scalable and sustainable supply chains globally. While recommending the participation of all relevant parties like ministries, healthcare providers and donors, it highlights the integration with national digital health strategies, IT architectures and health system priorities. Read More 

• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Health Workforce’ paper that focuses on the challenges in the health workforce and AI’s contribution to the improvement of health outcomes. This paper includes a survey, comprising 17 respondents from national medical associations, which demonstrates the common belief that AI enables healthcare professionals to focus more on patient-centered care by streamlining administrative tasks. Read More 

PODCAST SUGGESTIONS 🎧

• Faces of Digital Health - How Patients Use AI   

• Becker’s Healthcare Podcast - AI and Financial Trends Shaping Healthcare: Insights from Laura Dyrda 

• Healthcare IT Today - Optimizing the Medication Journey from Prescribing to Adherence to Improved Outcomes 

• This Week in Health Tech - The Data Dilemma: AI, Governance, and Interoperability in Healthcare with a CIO Veteran 

• Healthcare Strategies - Improving Community Health Center Sustainability with Health IT 

• Healthcare Executive Podcast – The Future of Work in Healthcare: 2025 and Beyond 

ARTICLE & BOOK SUGGESTIONS 📚

• Learning from the EHR to Implement AI in Healthcare. by Christian Rose and Jonathan H. Chen. NPJ Digit. Med. Volume 7, Issue 333, November 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01340-0 

• National eHealth Strategy Frameworks in Africa: A Comprehensive Assessment Using the WHO-ITU eHealth Strategy Toolkit and FAIR Guidelines. by Isaac Iyinoluwa Olufadewa et al. OODH, November 2024. DOI: 10.1093/oodh/oqae047 

• Establishing Trust in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Autonomous Healthcare Systems: An Expert-Guided Framework. by Turki Alelyani. FDGTH Volume 6, November 2024. DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1474692 

• A Framework for Processing Large-Scale Health Data in Medical Higher-Order Correlation Mining by Quantum Computing in Smart Healthcare. by Peng Mei and Fuquan Zhang. FDGTH Volume 6, November 2024. DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1502745 

• Digital Transformation in Healthcare and Medical Practices: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Opportunities. by Mario Sierra Martin and Pilar Alarcón-Urbistondo. by IGI Global Scientific Publishing 

WEBINARS AND SEMINARS ✈️

• 2 December – 4 December 2024 – Next Generation Patient Experience – California, USA 

• 3 December – 4 December 2024 – MEDigIT - Lille, France  

• 3 December – 4 December 2024 – XPOMET Medicinale 2024 - Leipzig, Germany 

• 3 December – 5 December 2024 – Health 2.0 Conference – Dubai, UAE  

• 4 December – 5 December 2024 - ASTP Annual Meeting – Washington, USA  

• 4 December – 5 December 2024 – Health Tech Forward 2024 - Barcelona, Spain  

• 5 December – 7 December 2024 - The Vietnam International Medical, Hospital & Pharmaceutical Exhibition - Hanoi, Vietnam  

• 9 December – 10 December 2024 – GIANT Health Event 2024 – London, England  

• 7 January – 10 January 2024 – CES Digital Health Summit – Las Vegas, USA 

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