The Kingdom Embraces AI for Advanced Diagnostics and Treatment in Healthcare

Highlights –

• New technology and solutions must be developed as well as applied within the Kingdom, in order to improve patient access with results

• King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre uses advanced technology to give patients faster, more accurate, and better outcomes

As the healthcare landscape grows more complex, healthcare systems need to be robust, adaptable, and equipped to handle unforeseen challenges. In a global health crisis like COVID-19, there can be a positive outcome in the form of major innovation. Through the worst pandemic, the healthcare sector developed innovative solutions for construction of equipment and developing new medications. It employed the inventive abilities to overcome obstacles and enhance conditions.

When considered in wider terms, the COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone reconsider the healthcare sector and placed a focus on essential problems like implementing digital technology and the efficient delivery of treatment.

ADOPTION OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

“The pandemic has raised the need for the adoption of digital health technologies, proving the efficiency of innovation in crisis management,” said Dr. Mohammad Alhamid, at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC).

Alhamid explains, “It’s important that we utilise new technology and advances to improve access to healthcare services along with patient outcomes. For such possibilities to turn into a reality, new technologies as well as solutions must be identified and adopted.”

Modern healthcare technology translates data into personalised treatments by means of artificial intelligence as its driving force. AI powers many recent advances in the sector. KFSH&RC, a top primary and tertiary healthcare provider in Saudi Arabia, invests in the newest technology and solutions to deliver top patient care. These solutions can enhance patient outcomes and reduce stress on healthcare providers.

USING PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS

AI-powered systems are specially designed and adapted to make things better and more convenient in the health sector. Adoption of the centralised control centre, will help hospitals effectively manage the resources, reduce patient waiting times, and ensure that operation rooms run successfully. These systems additionally use AI to identify future issues of the patients and help doctors respond quickly, avoiding negative results. It can react quickly as well as offer the appropriate assistance and solutions.

Furthermore, KFSH&RC uses an integrated Electronic Medical Records system that is accessible throughout all of its departments across primary locations in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Madina to enhance the experience for patients plus employees. By considering variables like time with place, this approach thoroughly assesses the healthcare system’s present and potential future capabilities. The management of daily activities is made easier with the use of this information.

TECH SURGES HEALTHCARE QUALITY

Dr. Mohammad Alhamid, Director of the Centre of Healthcare Intelligence at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre says, “The new and advanced technology has rendered healthcare better and cheaper. For example, some special AI tools can detect diseases and health conditions at an early stage, which helps doctors provide specific treatment in addition to solutions that lead to the best results. It also means we don’t have to spend as much money to treat diseases that have already worsened.”

In Saudi Arabia, the Centre of Healthcare Intelligence applies data-driven information to lower the cost of healthcare. Through the study of an enormous amount of data from many sources, the region investigates methods to improve the efficiency of medical and operational activities. It may utilise this information to determine how to use resources effectively and where work can be done more efficiently.