Department of Health—Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security (ADHICS) Standard, a first-of-its-kind standard that aims to provide a comprehensive guide to healthcare entities and professionals for the regulation of the healthcare data in Abu Dhabi. The standard ensures highest levels of privacy and security of patients’ data in line with international standards.
As per the new standard, healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi are required to meet all mandatory standards set forth.
The standard aims to ensure the confidentiality of patients’ healthcare information as well as protect the integrity, accuracy and quality of the information. Additionally, the new standard will help better prepare healthcare facilities to manage challenges such as natural disasters, system failures or denial-of-service attacks.
The standard will be mandatory for all healthcare facilities in the public and private sector.
DoH has mandated that all healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi must comply with the new standard before 29 February 2020.
At SSD TECH, we have always considered healthcare industry as a critical and vital sector that needs to address cyber risks and data privacy robustly. We welcome the launch of ADHICS, as it aims to bring global best practices to the UAE combining cyber security and data privacy. We would like to play our part as responsible stakeholders and support the authorities realize their vision with this regulation. We have now launched ADHICS compliance as a packaged service that can help prospective clients in the healthcare sector to review and remediate their current cyber security posture and data privacy policies to comply with the new regulatory standards.
Our experienced consultants are readily available to share their expertise. Prospective clients can contact us for an appointment with our consultants to discuss their needs. The service may also be customized as per client’s needs.