How Interoperability Is Shaping the Future of National Health Systems
A patient may visit a clinic in one city, have blood tests done at a hospital in another, and later need emergency care somewhere else. In a well-connected health system, the right information should follow that patient wherever they go. That is the promise of interoperability: the ability for different healthcare systems to exchange information […]
Entomo Labs signs agreement to acquire the Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) operations of Dedalus, strengthening its digital health offering
Kuala Lumpur, 23-Jul-2025 – entomo labs, a leading enterprise software company enabling large-scale digital transformation across public health and citizen services, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) operations of Dedalus, the region’s leading Hospital Information System (HIS) provider. Dedalus (www.dedalus.com) is a global leader […]
The Rise of the Digital Front Door in Patient Engagement
Patients are used to doing almost everything from their phones. They can book a flight, order food, manage a bank account, speak with customer support, and track a delivery in real time. So when accessing healthcare still means waiting on hold, repeating the same information, or moving between disconnected systems, the experience can feel unnecessarily […]
HIMSS Stage 7: A Practical Guide to Digital Hospital Maturity
For many hospitals, digital transformation begins with a simple goal: move away from paper and make clinical information easier to access. Reaching the highest level of electronic medical record adoption, however, requires much more than installing an EMR. That level is known as HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7. Stage 7 is a widely used benchmark for […]
Hospitals may not be ready for AI… Here’s how they can be.
Hospitals across Southeast Asia and the Middle East face growing expectations to engage with artificial intelligence. More boardrooms are beginning to view AI as a demarcation of institutional progress, with ministries incorporating it into national health agendas and vendors presenting it as a natural extension of digital transformation. AI operates within the constraints of the […]