Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky, Chairman of the Egypt Healthcare Authority, held a meeting with the authority's leaders and directors of the relevant departments to follow up on developments in implementing the authority's digital transformation and comprehensive mechanization plans in the authority's facilities in the governorates of the first phase of the comprehensive health insurance system at the authority's main headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.
The meeting reviewed the current implementation status of all digital projects implemented by the Authority within the framework of the comprehensive digital transformation strategy, including human resources applications, institutional resources, operating room technology, e-health systems, and artificial intelligence.
During the meeting, Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky was briefed on the completion rates of mechanization and digital transformation work in the governorates of the first phase (Port Said, Luxor, Ismailia, South Sinai, Suez, and Aswan), stressing the need to fully complete these works as soon as possible to prepare for the second phase of the comprehensive health insurance system, stressing that comprehensive digital transformation is not an option but rather a necessity to enhance the efficiency of the medical service and ensure the sustainability of the new health system.
The head of the Egypt Healthcare Authority said, "Keeping pace with technological development and activating artificial intelligence tools are among our top priorities in the Authority, stressing commitment to the implementation timetable in each governorate in which the system is implemented, because the success of the model depends on its integration and consistency in all governorates."
Dr. El-Sobky pointed out that the second phase of implementing the comprehensive health insurance system will witness an unprecedented qualitative leap in the application of digital transformation, stressing, "We are working to provide an integrated digital model to be emulated and achieve the highest standards of quality, speed, and efficiency," noting that the expansion of digital health applications contributes to reducing hospital occupancy by 40% and enhances diagnostic accuracy by up to 90%, which positively reflects on the quality of health care and achieving sustainability.
In a related context, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki followed up on the progress of work in implementing the electronic human resources management system HITS, where he announced the completion of 95% of the implementation stages, explaining that the system recorded 96,000 electronic operations conducted by employees so far, which saved about 84.6 thousand working hours through one digital component only.
The chairman of the authority added that these numbers reflect the magnitude of the positive impact of using digital technology in raising the efficiency of administrative work, stressing the need to make maximum use of the rest of the digital components in the system to achieve the maximum possible effectiveness and stressing that developing the human element and training it on these systems is a fundamental pillar for the success of the project.
Dr. Al-Sabki also followed up on the digital transformation system applied in operating rooms (OR) in the authority's health facilities, stressing the importance of training medical and technical personnel to deal with smart systems inside operating rooms to ensure the highest levels of quality in providing the service, accelerate the pace of performance, and achieve the highest levels of safety for patients.
Regarding the implementation of the Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) system, Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky stressed the generalization of the system to all the Authority's facilities in the governorates of the first phase, pointing out the importance of investing in interactive data panels to support the decision-making process at the strategic, tactical, and mobilization levels, adding, "We believe that accurate data and advanced analyses represent the backbone of sound management of health services."
Speaking about financial performance indicators, Al-Sabki pointed out that digital transformation contributed to improving the efficiency of wage distribution within the Authority and also helped double revenues from 6.7 billion pounds to more than 11 billion pounds, which reflects the direct impact of integrating digital operations in rationalizing spending and maximizing resources.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki expressed his thanks and appreciation to the work teams responsible for implementing digital transformation projects within the Authority, praising their efforts and the cooperative efforts of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the concerned authorities, and partners from the private sector, stressing that what has been achieved in the Authority's digital transformation process is an achievement that embodies a bright spot in the history of the Egyptian health system.
He concluded by saying, "We believe that unifying the vision and strategic goals among all branches and facilities of the Authority is the basic guarantee for achieving the goals of digital transformation and the sustainability of the comprehensive health system in Egypt."
