The 10 Most Innovative Digital Healthcare Solution Providers 2018

interaction between the doctor and the patients for simple
questions and appointment management.
Luminary Leaders of the Extraordinary Company
Ahmed Al-Bader, the Founder, and Dr. Mussaad Al-
Razouki, the Co-Founder, each having 15 years of
experience in the healthcare industry, have guided Sihatech
to its glorious success. They have established and led
Sihatech to be the third fastest growing Saudi Insurance and
Technology Company. They are the significant brains
behind the concept of grouping enhanced care delivery with
technology. Under these two prominent and dynamic
leaders, Sihatech has set various milestones, such as- it was
selected by the WEF and IFC as one of the top 100 ventures
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shaping the 4 Industrial Revolution in MENA. Sihatech is
also the proud winner of the ArabNet 2017 Startup
Championship as the top venture from the MENA region.
Prime Products and Services
Sihatech provides a fully-developed smart app and website
for patients’ journey management, finding the doctor, and
communication. Jamalek, a finance service for patients, is
provided by Sihatech which focuses on arranging finance
for non-insured medical procedures.
Sihatech’s Role in Improving the Healthcare Industry
In the prevailing scenario of the digital healthcare
management, numerous solutions are less interactive and
some of them have limited the growth of some healthcare
organizations. Amongst this, Sihatech’s services have
radically changed the way of how the doctors and their
patients view the healthcare sphere due to their nonintrusive
interactive nature and provision of better
understanding about the treatments to the patients. Due to
the rating feature provided in the app, accountability at both
the ends is improved as well as calendar-integration in the
phones have increased the adherence. Sihatech has made
financing attainable without coverage, which has helped in
severe situations where payment-cycle was an obstacle.
Sihatech is a standalone digital healthcare management app
in the GCC that allows instant healthcare insurance
eligibility check.
Sihatech’s Insight on Recent Technological
Developments in Healthcare
Acknowledging the advancements brought by the new age
of digital health, like online consulting, genetics and
advanced diagnosis like IBM’s Watson, Sihatech talks about
someday having a universal medical record with blockchain
technology where the data will be most secured, but
still be most shared and utilized to help the humanity. They
are confident that the world of digital healthcare will
change dramatically once the government in the GCC will
change their approach towards class.
New Revolutionary Product Launches
Sihatech has invested in Sihatech V2.0, which is a
completely redesigned app, incorporating new services,
Jamalek and Salemtek, as well. Salemtek will be the first
standalone portal in the GCC that is geared to deliver ondemand
homecare and home-nursing services. By
launching this service, Sihatech wants to mobilize the
currently unemployed Saudi health-care workers as well.
Many healthcare providers have already agreed with
Sihatech to widen the scope of their home care services
using the Salemtek portal. They believe that by introducing
Salemtek, they will change the healthcare model from
hospital centric to point-of-service centric, allowing
healthcare facilities to save costs and serve a wider range of
patients. They have also introduced their own ERP and
sales team for 2018.
Optimistic About the Bright Future
Sihatech is positive about the advantages the new
generation of tech-savvy healthcare workers, will bring to
the company. They are very optimistic about the market
trends in terms of digital healthcare. Sihatech promises a
few major surprises to the healthcare market in the coming
future.
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