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Choosing the Right Tools For Building a Value-Based Digital Health Stack in the UAE

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 18, 2025

As the UAE continues its healthcare transformation journey, digital innovation stands at the center of value creation. However, building a cohesive, value-based digital health stack goes far beyond adopting the latest apps or devices. It requires a strategic selection of tools that work together to support data-driven care, patient engagement, operational efficiency, and measurable outcomes.

Effective Surgical Pathways for High-Value Specialities: Cancer, Orthopaedic, and Heart Care

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 17, 2025

The optimisation of surgical routes in high-value specialities like cardiovascular care, orthopaedics, and oncology has progressed in 2025. These specialities are the most complicated and resource-intensive operations, and they also account for a sizable amount of hospital revenue. Hospitals must make sure that their surgical services are effective, standardised, and results-driven as expenses increase and the complexity of care increases.

CMS Star Ratings: Outdated Metric or Still the Gold Standard

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 14, 2025

Since its launch nearly a decade ago, the CMS Star Rating system has served as a critical benchmark for evaluating healthcare quality across U.S. hospitals and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Designed to simplify complex quality metrics into a consumer-friendly 1-to-5 star scale, the system has long helped patients, providers, and payers make informed decisions.

Tech That Heals: How UAE Can Evaluate and Scale Healthcare Innovation Wisely

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 11, 2025

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is undergoing a rapid and strategic transformation in its healthcare system, aiming to become a global leader in medical innovation. Backed by strong public investment, forward-thinking policies, and a commitment to excellence, the UAE is embracing technologies such as AI-driven diagnostics, robotic surgery, telemedicine, and precision medicine to enhance both patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

The Untold Cost of M&A: LOS, Denials, and Disconnected ORs

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 10, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a defining feature of modern healthcare strategy. Health systems are consolidating at an unprecedented pace—seeking economies of scale, expanded market share, and stronger negotiating power with payers.

Cracking the Code on Readmissions: Why Heart Failure and COPD Still Lead—and the Solution

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 7, 2025

Hospital readmission rates are one of the most intensively monitored and harshly penalized indicators in the value-driven healthcare industry of today. Even with improvements in digital monitoring and clinical care, several illnesses still account for the majority of readmissions.

Data-Driven Perioperative Care: Reducing Risk and LOS in UAE’s High-Stakes Cases

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 4, 2025

The UAE’s healthcare system is undergoing a powerful shift from reactive care models to intelligent, data-driven ecosystems. At the center of this evolution is perioperative care, particularly in high-stakes cases such as cardiac surgery, oncology, organ transplants, and complex orthopedic procedures.

When Manual Becomes Costly: The Hidden Financial Risks in Epic's Insurance Workflows

By Ibtisam Shiraz | July 3, 2025

In the era of digital transformation, most hospitals have adopted advanced electronic health record (EHR) systems to streamline care delivery and administrative processes. Among the most widely used platforms is Epic Systems, known for its robust, customizable workflows that span the patient journey from scheduling and documentation to billing and revenue cycle management. But even in Epic’s highly integrated environment, manual insurance processes remain a major source of inefficiency, denial risk, and financial leakage.

Closing the Gap Between Protocol and Practice in Perioperative Care

By Ibtisam Shiraz | June 30, 2025

In the high-stakes world of surgery, protocols are designed to protect patients, streamline operations, and improve outcomes. Yet too often, what’s written in the guidelines doesn’t translate seamlessly to what happens in practice.

Medical Tourism in the UAE: How Smart Health Tech Drives Growth

By Ibtisam Shiraz | June 27, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of patients from the GCC, Asia, Europe, and beyond visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) each year, making it a leader in medical tourism worldwide. World-class clinical care, smart health technology, and seamless digital experiences have transformed what was previously a niche service associated with luxury healthcare into a purposefully planned ecosystem.