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Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter, your trusted guide filled with the latest news and developments in the healthcare IT industry. Our unwavering mission of providing healthcare professionals, providers, authorities and leaders with the most up-to-date and accurate resources is empowering the healthcare community. This month’s curated list, which aims to equip all stakeholders with the knowledge and insights necessary to stay at the forefront of the industry, is:

• Sectoral News: You can learn the past month’s trends, reports, regulations and advancements in the industry.

• Podcast Picks: Carefully selected podcasts spark new ideas and insights about the healthcare IT landscape.

• Featured Articles & Books: Expand your sectoral knowledge and perspective through inspiring articles and books.

• Notable Seminars: You can explore impactful seminars and fairs driving meaningful discussions and innovation.

Our newsletter aims to deepen your understanding of the recent innovations and shifts in healthcare IT, supporting you to keep up with this rapidly changing industry. Join us as we dive into the journey of exploration!

OUR LATEST POSTS ✍️

• We demonstrated our domain expertise in pharmaceutical track and trace, e-prescription, interoperability, patient engagement, EHR management, personalized healthcare and hospital information systems.   

• We shared testimonials from various institutions and authorities which concrete the embracing of the World Health Organization's One Health approach by our national healthcare systems. 

• We published a blog about the key role of standardized clinical terminology for accurate communication and enhanced patient care with a focus on our Terminology Server.  

• We highlighted the customization approach of our AI & Analytics products by sharing the framework aiming to guide AI development towards human-centric goals explained in the World Economic Forum’s ‘AI Value Alignment: Guiding Artificial Intelligence Towards Shared Human Goals’ publication. 

• We expressed our leading position in the transformation of healthcare through our innovative and patient-centric solutions. 

• We published a video about our e-Appointment System, leveraging patient care by removing the need for physical visits to book appointments, on YouTube.  

• We answered the question of ‘’Why Tiga?’’ by explaining our main principles underpinning our global leadership in healthcare IT. 

• We underscored our belief in inclusivity and excellence through our global partnerships as a part of our R&D efforts.  

NEWS 📌

• The World Health Organization (WHO) published a project report, titled ‘Addressing Health Determinants in a Digital Age: Project Report,’ focusing on the impact of digital transformation on traditional social, political, commercial and economic determinants of health. This report emphasizes the need for equitable digital transformations, robust digital public infrastructure and inclusive health and social care policies. It states that digital technologies should be designed in collaboration with end users for patient empowerment and active participation of patients in health management. Read More 

• The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) released a landmark report, titled ‘AI Adoption in Healthcare Report 2024,’ explaining the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical organizations and the future of AI adoption in the industry. This report involves a survey and the survey results demonstrates that many medical organizations utilize AI for administrative tasks such as transcribing patient notes and business meetings, reviewing patients’ electronic health records (EHRs) and analyzing medical literature and data. Read More 

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new Global Strategy, aiming to improve global health, promote equity and increase health security. This strategy underscores that innovative research and technological developments like AI generate new solutions to current and emerging health problems and improve the efficiency of healthcare systems. According to this strategy, the HHS will research new tools and platforms by concentrating on AI and interoperable digital technologies which have the potential of advancing the diagnosis, treatment and care processes for various diseases. Read More 

• The National Health Service (NHS) started to use AI for identifying patients who are potential users of emergency services. This initiative aims to offer necessary support earlier and reduce demand and pressure on accident and emergency (A&E) departments. The NHS is supporting more than 125 emergency departments across England with High Intensity Use (HIU) services which find the most regular visitors to A&E in their area and solve the reasons why they frequently visit the department by using the latest data. Read More 

PODCAST SUGGESTIONS 🎧

• Faces of Digital Health - Holiday Edition: Future Trends in Digital Health & AI 

• HIMSSCast - More Hospitals are Using Enterprise Resource Planning 

• Healthcare Strategies - Exploring Key Telehealth Policy Considerations for 2025 

• Healthtech Pigeon - Can AI Tools Predict Future Health Conditions? 

• This Week in Health Tech - Practical AI, Data Governance and Tech Modernization with Sarah Richardson, This Week Health 

ARTICLE & BOOK SUGGESTIONS 📚

• The Role of AI and Data Integration in Enhancing Data Protection in U.S. Digital Public Health an Empirical Study. by Md Russel Hossain et al. Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2024. DOI: 10.55214/25768484.v8i6.3793 

• Real-Time Data Integration for Emergency Response in Healthcare Systems. by Vamshi Bharath Munagandla et al. JAPMI Volume 3, Issue 1, December 2024. DOI: 10.60087/Japmi.Vol.03.Issue.01.ID.002 

• Cloud-enabled AI Infrastructure in Healthcare: A Systematic Review of Clinical Decision Support and Workflow Optimization. by Sushil Prabhu Prabhakaran. IJRCAIT Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2024. DOI: 10.34218/IJRCAIT_07_02_180   

• Advancing Healthcare Through Data-driven Innovations. by Gunjan Rehani et al. by CRC Press 

• Health Technologies and Informatics: Research and Developments. by Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji et al. by CRC Press 

WEBINARS AND SEMINARS ✈️

• 7 January – 10 January 2025 – CES Digital Health Summit, Las Vegas, USA 

• 14 January – 15 January 2025 - Fierce JPM Week, San Francisco, USA 

• 27 January – 30 January 2025 – Arab Health 2025, Dubai, UAE 

• 17 February – 18 February 2025 – GCC Regulatory Affairs Pharma Summit, Dubai, UAE 

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