HIMSS Middle East and Elsevier, the global information analytics business specialising in science and health, have announced a call for submissions for the 5th Annual Middle East HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2019.
The two categories for submission are: Outstanding ICT Achievement – focuses on harnessing information and technology to successfully advance patient care and safety; and Outstanding ICT Innovation – focuses on creatively leveraging existing technology or developing ground-breaking new solutions to enhance ICT adoption, patient care and outcomes.
This year’s Award program will build on last year’s success, where 18 submissions were received from Bahrain, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Since 2013, the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award has attracted 218 submissions from 120 organisations across 30 countries, impacting over 41 million patients worldwide. The Awards launched in the Middle East in 2015.
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of judges who specialise in the excellent use of digital solutions in health. This year’s judges are: Dr. Amr Jamal - Chairman and Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Clinical Informatics; Dr. Jumah Alanazi - Deputy Chief Executive Officer for organizational Excellence, development and Quality, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; Dr. Osama ElHassan - Vice-Chair of Emirates Health Informatics Society and Head of eHealth at Dubai Health Authority; Robert Nieves - Vice President of Healthcare Informatics, Elsevier; Dr. Abdullah Hamood Khalifa Al Raqadi - CIO, MoH, Oman; and John Daniels - Global Vice President, HIMSS Analytics.
Interested parties may submit their case study here: https://www.himssme.org/riyadh/2019/himss-elsevier-digital-healthcare-awards. Deadline for submissions is September 9, 2019. Winners will be recognised during the HIMSS Saudi Arabia Conference and Exhibition, from November 3-7, 2019 in Riyadh, KSA.
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