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Health and Prevention ( MOHAP ), overseeing the digital transformation of the organisation ’ s IT infrastructure and operations . “ In my opinion , healthcare IT is no different than any other tool that physicians and nurses use . We are the CT or the MRI interpretation for the physicians . We are the assisting physician , nurse or clinician to the caregivers , and we exist wherever they exist ,” says Bashar Balish , MD , Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) of the strategic partnership between Cerner and the UAE MOHAP . The relationship is the first of its kind for the company outside the US . “ We have a dedicated team working for the MOHAP on IT applications , change management , physician and nursing adoption , providing technology support , a help desk and other IT functions . In addition to that , we also manage their data centre ,” says Balish . We sat down with Balish to discover more about this unique partnership and how Cerner is propelling MOHAP further along its digital transformation journey , as industry 4.0 continues to disrupt and reshape one
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