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Digital Healthcare Provision Policies in United Arab Emirates (UAE) Amid COVID-19

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Digital Economy, Business Analytics, and Big Data Analytics Applications

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 1010))

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The COVID-19 crisis has caused sudden pressure on health sector all around worldwide to meet the emergent safety and care needs. The pandemic has caused many governments to invest in technology to meet the increased healthcare demand. In the same lines, current study discussed the various digital solutions used in UAE healthcare sector amid pandemic. These solutions helped to facilitate people at wide scale while dropping the infection rate in the country. The adoption of technologies also displays the collaborated role of UAE government and health authorities. This unified approach has made UAE as a safest destination for nationals, residents and visitors. The innovative policies helped to meet the sudden health care challenges while paving the new road towards telemedicine. The study suggested that careful policies needed to have sustainable implementation of digital health approach.

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  1. Al Ain Univeristy, Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Tahira Yasmin, Ghaleb A. El Refae & Shorouq Eletter

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Yasmin, T., El Refae, G.A., Eletter, S. (2022). Digital Healthcare Provision Policies in United Arab Emirates (UAE) Amid COVID-19. In: Yaseen, S.G. (eds) Digital Economy, Business Analytics, and Big Data Analytics Applications. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1010. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05258-3_18

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