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92 % BELIEVE THAT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATE REPETITIVE TASKS OR PROCESSES IS CRITICAL FOR ADDRESSING STAFF SHORTAGES IN HEALTHCARE.
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92 % BELIEVE THAT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATE REPETITIVE TASKS OR PROCESSES IS CRITICAL FOR ADDRESSING STAFF SHORTAGES IN HEALTHCARE.

Future Health Index, 2024 Saudi Arabia by Royal Philips also view them as vital for patient demand forecasting, predicting adverse events, identifying evidence-based best practices, detecting medical conditions, and reducing hospital readmissions – all essential for improving patient care.
To realise these possibilities, healthcare leaders are looking to partnerships to overcome system limitations. Improving care coordination and enhancing technology integration and interoperability are among the top drivers for collaboration, to realise a more structured and innovative form of healthcare.
Saudi Arabian healthcare leaders also recognise the benefits that Generative AI could bring to healthcare by unlocking new efficiencies and insights from patient data. Their interest means that healthcare are currently investing in generative AI, 41 % at a higher rate than the global average, 29 %.
Where once AI was used more in operational settings, today AI has already been adopted in several clinical areas such as treatment planning and in-hospital patient monitoring, both 72 %, with plans to implement AI in medication management, 48 % and remote patient monitoring, 37 % ranking high for the next three years.
Over half of the organisations, 54 % are recycling waste wherever possible, according to Saudi Arabian healthcare leaders, and 53 % are implementing sustainable procurement including circular equipment. �
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