AHIMA World Congress Middle East Healthcare Information Summit POST EVENT REPORT 2017 19-20 October, 2017 Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Event Summary Dear Colleagues and Partners, We would like to thank all our speakers, participants, sponsors, exhibitors and all supporting organizations who have contributed to the great success of our 1st edition of AHIMA World Congress Middle East Healthcare Information Summit that was held on 19-20 October, 2017 at Rosewood Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE and without you our event wouldn t have been possible. This summit builds on a legacy of six (6) years of successful HIM Congress events and it will enable the launch of an era in this region in which the importance of reliable, trustworthy data and information are seen as basic to safe, quality care for individuals, and essential to improving the health of populations. The Scientific and Organizing Committees have worked together to bring to you an event that offers meaningful and timely professional development in an effective sharing and learning format. This event has been crafted specifically to help prepare health information professionals for the changing demands in healthcare delivery, and data and information capture, use, processing, sharing and reporting. The event was the biggest yet in Abu Dhabi and the region signifies the importance of Health Information within the medical community. Prominent national and international speakers and leading experts in the field of HIM provided comprehensive, up-to-date research-based answers to the most frequent questions that arise with an opportunity to learn about global and regional challenges in health information, and solutions for addressing them. The CME accredited program received its highest attendance to the date and the delegates feedback was extremely positive. Special thanks to the organizing and the scientific committee for their continued support and commitment to delivering high-quality education program to the region. Also our appreciation goes to the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority for their extraordinary support to this worthwhile program. The exhibition showcased the latest products and solutions by some of the great national and international companies and vendors of health information technologies and services in the exhibit area. Next year, we will be looking forward to grow this conference and expand the streams to cover even more topics. Thank you for your interest in our conference and supporting our efforts for making this the region's largest conference on Health Information. We look forward to seeing you next year on 24-26 October 2018 in Abu Dhabi 450 Delegates 500m 2 Exhibition Area 40 Speakers 06 Exhibitors AHIMA World Congress Organizing Committee
14 CME hrs 37 Lectures 03 Tracks 14 AHIMA CEU S Delegates Feedback Highlighted Sessions 98% 95% 97% 95% 93% of the delegates attended the conference to learn about the latest advancements in healthcare information of the delegates attended to earn CME hours to renew their professional licenses & AHIMA CEUs of the delegates said that the subjects covered within the agenda were excellent rated the speakers as excellent of the delegates said that they will attend the conference again in 2018 Coding Clinical Development Improvement Informatics & Data Analytics Revenue Cycle Management Local Workforce development Best Practices & Case Studies Introduction of ICD11CM IR-DRG & ICD "I really enjoyed the great event that happened in UAE which was so much innovative, informative, competent, very well organized and I feel proud to be one in the AWC UAE Steering Board and wish to serve more for the welfare of the HIM in UAE. SIRAJUNNISHA SIDDIQUEKHAN (SKSH) Medical Coding Officer
Delegates Participation from Different Countries Over 450 Participants attended the conference which was extremely beneficial in their practice. Delegates by Specialty Delegates by Continent Why Delegates Attend AWC-ME? Keep up to date to the latest trend on Health Information Management 98% North America 1 UAE ASIA Meet the industry colleagues 90% Middle East & North Africa Establish new contacts and collaborations 85% Find / Buy specific product or service 80%
Exhibition Summary The AHIMA World Congress Middle East Healthcare Information Summit brought together globally-recognized Healthcare Information companies from Middle East and United States of America to showcase their products and services. Why our Exhibitors chose AWC-ME Exhibitors Feedback Seek immediate business Meet existing clients or partners 87% 90% 90% 80% of the exhibitors said that the event was an effective marketing tool for their company of the exhibitors booked their stands for the AWC-ME Summit 2017 Establish Brand Seek potential clients Meet Existing Clients 95% 98% 90% 87% 90% 94% of the exhibitors said that the quality of business visitors were excellent of the exhibitors said that the event was a unique platform to do business within the healthcare sector Exhibitors described the overall quality of the event was excellent Create the brand awareness of company 80%
Marketing and Social Media The AHIMA World Congress Middle East Healthcare Information Summit has a very comprehensive year round marketing campaign, designed to generate awareness which includes content email marketing campaigns, social media, direct marketing, PR activities, Newsletter, SMS marketing, outdoor advertising. We have an extensively local, regional and international healthcare professional s database which has 100,000 records. We are constantly growing the audience which we are talking to in order to ensure that each year the AHIMA World Congress Middle East Healthcare Information Summitwill attract new entrants to the market and attendees are of the highest quality. 12,680 LinkedIn Followers 6,000 Facebook Followers 100,000 Our Data Base 5,000 Brochures Distributed 6 Sponsors 3,000 Page View "It's is my first time to attend the Summit and I must say that it was overwhelming. Have met familiar faces from the same industry. Was able to learn more about how was HIM in Middle East. Katherine Dee (SEHA) Clinical Coder "Most of the topic or some of the topic is new to my knowledge like the system of Dubai but it's organize and some of the topic discuss it very well Rosemarie Dioses (Quality Care Medical Center) Claims & Insurance Coordinator
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Sponsors & Exhibitors Premier Platinum Gold DML CONSULTING INC Booth
AHIMA World Congress Middle East Healthcare Information Summit SAVE THE DATE October 24-26 2018 Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Abu Dhabi, UAE