Saudi Arabia

A nurse checking a patient's chart on a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 03:27 am May 28, 2024
ASX-listed health data analytics firm Beamtree has signed a contract to deliver its AI technology to improve clinical coding at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Service Group (HMG).  The A$3.6 million ($2.4 million) contract includes the deployment of Beamtree's PICQ, which automates the audit of clinical record classification, and RippleDown, which helps assess opportunities for automation of...
Seha Virtual Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
By  Adam Ang 07:23 pm July 6, 2023
Saudi Arabia's Seha Virtual Hospital, touted as the largest virtual hospital in the world, has chosen South Korean medical AI company Lunit to deliver AI solutions to support the kingdom's national cancer and tuberculosis screening programme.  Launched in 2022, Seha Virtual Hospital is a key piece of healthcare innovation under "Saudi Vision 2030." The hospital is providing medical services to...
By  Rachel McArthur 08:28 am July 20, 2020
A South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) medical software solution is making its way to Saudi Arabia, it has been confirmed. Dr. Answer – a government-supported tool designed to “offer doctors accurate medical diagnosis by identifying abnormalities in body fluids and tissues” – will undergo clinical trials in the Kingdom. According to a Korean government spokesperson, it is the first time Dr....
By  Cara Dartnell-Steinberg 04:39 am August 5, 2019
The Saudi Arabian crown prince plans to invest in the NHS chatbot maker Babylon Health through the Public Investment Fund, it was announced last week. The backing is part of a $550m Series C round that, according to TechCrunch and others, puts the company at a valuation of more than $2bn. WHY IT MATTERS This investment is part of Babylon Health’s recent fundraising to expand in North America, the...
By  Laura Lovett 10:16 am May 15, 2019
Digitizing medicine has become a priority all over the world. Driven by needs, budget and priorities, each country and region takes its own approach to integrating these tools.   “Our national agenda is very much digitizing everything. Even if you want to renew your driver’s license you cannot do that at a desk,” Dana Kassissieh, senior director for governance and patient experience at Cleveland...