Abu Dhabi’s Health Information Exchange Looks at Privacy from a Global Perspective

The UAE is moving towards global health information exchange, so they are constructing their standards, policies, procedures, forms, and automation to line up with emerging national/global standards, such as HIPAA and the European Union’s General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) along with guidance such as International Standards Organization (ISO) Security and NIST Cybersecurity.

This article shares insights on developing a privacy and security training program for the Malaffi health information exchange (HIE) in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).