Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 53 | Page 11

NEWS KSA hospital recognised for use of health informatics International Maritime Industries Company goes live with IFS Applications 10 IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has announced that International Maritime Industries Company (IMI), a landmark joint venture between Saudi Aramco, Lamprell, Bahri and Hyundai Heavy Industries, has concluded the first deployment of IFS Applications to support maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) contracts and back-office operations. Located in Ras Al-Khair on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, IMI, when fully operational, will be the largest maritime facility in the region and globally unique in terms of its mix of services across multiple market segments: newbuild and MRO for commercial vessels including very large crude carriers (VLCCs), bulk carriers, offshore support vessels (OSVs) and offshore jackup rigs. KSA hospital has demonstrated A its quality of care following the implementation of InterSystems TrakCare unified health information system. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) has renewed its top rating on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). KKESH was the first hospital in the Middle East to obtain a stage seven rating from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and is now the first to renew the validation for use of health informatics. This designation indicates that the hospital is employing the highest level of clinical Information Technology and advanced safety features to provide excellent patient care. TrakCare provided KKESH with a unified healthcare information system, consolidating all patient administration, financial and clinical information in a single data repository with a common user interface, while also integrating KKESH’s other systems. Dr Abdulaziz Ibrahim AlRajhi, Chief Executive Officer of KKESH, confirmed that this hospital’s stage seven validation renewal is in line with the hospital’s leadership strategy to transform KKESH into a digital smart hospital. “The support and continuous communication with HE the Minister of Health contributed to the hospital’s success in implementing many plans and programmes, especially in the field of developing electronic services to obtain an accessible and more advanced service.” To promote productivity and ensure efficiencies across its operations, the company needed a modern, fully integrated ERP solution with robust functionality, designed for the maritime industry. Following a comprehensive evaluation process that included major ERP vendors IMI chose IFS Applications. Following the successful implementation of phase one, IFS Applications now supports missioncritical processes and operations and is fully integrated with finance, human capital management (HCM), payroll and procurement. “We are impressed with the capabilities of IFS Applications 10 and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with a global ERP provider that has a successful track record in supporting companies in the shipbuilding industry,” said Emad Al-Humam, Vice President of Information Technology at IMI. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 11