Global advisor HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) has announced the launch of its new Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), with a focus on cybersecurity, adoption, sustainability, performance, and outcomes. The model is designed to help health leaders to optimise their health system’s technical infrastructure, by creating an assessment report […]
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44 new EU4Health grants mark progress on future European Health Data Space
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency has announced 44 new EU4Health direct grants in the field of digital health with the aim of supporting EU countries in implementing the future European Health Data Space. The grants form part of a wider portfolio of projects that the €5.3 billion EU4Health […]
Deep dive: digital health in Saudi Arabia
Here, we take a deep dive into the state of digital in health in Saudi Arabia, looking specifically at progress toward the nation’s Vision 2030 for health, the newly-released National Biotechnology Strategy, the Saudi Genome Program, and the latest on wider digital transformation. Vision 2030 Vision 2030 marks a national […]
Cambodia Digital Government Policy: advancing digital maturity through infrastructure and connectivity
Here, we take a look at the Royal Government of Cambodia’s “Cambodia Digital Government Policy for 2022-2035”, to see what insights it offers into digital health and health priorities for the years ahead. The policy documents state that “successful digital transformation is the main foundation for the Royal Government to […]
Indonesia’s Blueprint for Digital Health Transformation Strategy 2024: challenges, integrations, and architecture
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia has published its ‘Blueprint of Digital Health Transformation Strategy 2024’, providing an overview for stakeholders and key players within the health industry on “the road map for Indonesia’s digital health transformation”. The strategy begins by setting the scene for digital transformation […]
Guyana’s Ministry of Health evaluating bids for EHR system
Guyana’s Ministry of Health has announced that it is currently evaluating 16 bids from organisations interested in designing, supplying, and installing a new electronic health record (EHR). This follows the Ministry’s publication of a request for proposals in September of 2023 for the EHR project, which will be funded by […]
Digital Health Blueprint 2023-2033 for Australia presents ten-year roadmap
We’ve taken a look at the “Digital Health Blueprint 2023-2033” from The Department of Health and Aged Care in Australia, which sets out a ten-year roadmap for digital health technologies and presents “a more personalised and connected health and wellbeing experience for all Australians”. Alongside the blueprint is an action […]
Deep dive: South Africa – digital health, EHRs, priorities, progress and research
Join us as we take an in-depth look at some of the progress, priorities and available research on digital health in South Africa. Priorities and progress for digital transformation in South Africa From the National Digital Health Strategy for South Africa, which runs until this year, priorities for digital health […]
World Bank publishes report on digital in health, covering digital maturity and determinants for success
The World Bank has published a report titled ‘Digital-in-Health: Unlocking the Value for Everyone’, which looks at the progress and promise of digital technologies in health around the world, including country readiness measured through maturity metrics from the Global Digital Health Monitor (GDHM), and presents eleven determinants of digital-in-health success. […]
Digitalisation strategy and Vision 2030 for digital health ecosystem from German Federal Ministry of Health
We’ve taken a look at the German Federal Ministry of Health’s ‘Digital Together’ digitalisation strategy for health and care, outlining its aims, “strategic fields of action”, transformation approach and regulatory framework. The strategy outlines “core components” as follows: To read the strategy in full, please click here. Also on strategy, […]