Saudi Arabian healthcare leaders are turning to expertise, aiming to extend productiveness and satisfaction amongst healthcare practitioners, in addition to exterior partnerships, a brand new report reveals.

Alongside enhancing care supply and rising efficiencies, such investments play an important function in attracting and retaining expertise.

Royal Philips, a world chief in well being expertise, introduced the outcomes of its Future Health Index (FHI) 2023 Saudi Arabia report: Taking Healthcare Everywhere. Now in its eighth yr, the Future Health Index is predicated on proprietary analysis throughout 14 international locations, together with Saudi Arabia, making it the biggest international survey of its variety to analyse the present and future priorities of healthcare leaders worldwide. The FHI 2023 report is predicated on proprietary analysis amongst practically 3,000 healthcare leaders and youthful healthcare professionals carried out in 14 international locations.

Digital well being applied sciences are rising because the lynchpin to deal with employees shortages. With 63% of Saudi Arabian healthcare leaders utilizing or planning to make use of digital well being applied sciences, the longer term seems promising. Younger healthcare professionals additionally see the potential advantages, recognizing the potential of knowledge portability, superior diagnostics, and state-of-the-art AI options to enhance their work satisfaction. Along with the adoption of superior expertise options, 46% of Saudi Arabian’s healthcare leaders are forging partnerships with well being expertise firms, and an equal proportion are partaking with NGOs and charity organizations, to assist cut back the influence of workforce shortages.

In Saudi Arabia, the patient-centric paradigm is gaining momentum. Saudi Arabian healthcare leaders are championing this shift with a notable (30%) funding in new, extra revolutionary expertise. Further proof of this development comes from the consensus amongst healthcare leaders (57%) and youthful healthcare professionals (56%), who imagine within the transformative potential of latest care supply fashions, in that they’re prone to carry extra reasonably priced care or higher worth for cash. These constructive sentiments are additional highlighted by 53% of all respondents mixed responding that improved affected person security was a possible final result of latest care supply fashions. A staggering (77%) of leaders are presently harnessing the facility of AI, a rise from 46% in 2022, and 73% are providing a type of digital care. Digital applied sciences, together with AI, are additionally a key focus of the Kingdom’s Health Sector Transformation Program, setting a precedent for ongoing innovation. With an eye fixed towards sustained progress, a formidable (96%) of healthcare leaders are poised to increase their investments in AI, up from 66% in 2022, making certain that Saudi Arabia stays on the forefront of healthcare expertise.

The FHI 2023 Saudi Arabia report gives a transparent indication of sturdy momentum in innovation and digital transformation inside the Kingdom’s healthcare system. Saudi Arabian Healthcare leaders and youthful healthcare professionals are aligned of their imaginative and prescient to innovate new fashions of care supply that meet sufferers the place they’re. Building on the developments within the post-pandemic period, healthcare leaders at the moment are prioritizing the implementation of digital care and AI options to deal with employees shortages and furthering sustainability. These developments, together with a robust inclination in direction of strategic partnerships, mark crucial steps within the Kingdom’s journey in direction of Vision 2030, emphasizing a dedication to enhancing affected person care via revolutionary and technologically superior healthcare fashions.

Mohammad Mostafa, General Manager, Health Systems, Philips Middle East, Türkiye and Africa

Mohammad Mostafa, General Manager, Health Systems, Philips Middle East, Türkiye and Africa, stated: “The Future Health Index 2023 underscores Saudi Arabia’s transformative vision for healthcare. The nation is investing heavily in AI, recognizing the unmatched potential of virtual care while also taking steps to make healthcare more sustainable, understanding the indispensable role of partnerships in achieving this and ultimately improving and revolutionizing patient care.”

Sector collaboration continues to be a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s strategic plan for healthcare development. A notable (38%) of healthcare leaders are gearing as much as forge partnerships with healthcare expertise firms within the imminent future. Meanwhile, youthful healthcare professionals would love their hospital/healthcare facility to construct partnerships exterior the standard bounds of the healthcare sector with a purpose to enhance affected person final result.

Saudi Arabian healthcare leaders and youthful healthcare professionals additionally sign a possibility for wider ecosystem collaboration to beat obstacles to defending the well being of our planet. As environmental sustainability turns into a main focus in healthcare, these leaders are using particular methods to navigate these challenges successfully. These embody setting clear and bold sustainability targets whereas measuring progress (36%), recruiting extra employees with specialised abilities to advance these initiatives (36%), consulting or working with third events to ship or help sustainability applications (33%), and sharing greatest observe examples and studying from friends (32%).

Mohammad Mostafa, General Manager, Health Systems, Philips Middle East, Türkiye and Africa stated: “As we delve into the Saudi Arabia-specific insights of the FHI 2023, it is clear that the Kingdom is not merely adapting to change but actively shaping the future of healthcare. The integration of AI, the emphasis on sustainability, and the collaborative spirit underscore the Kingdom’s progressive stance.”