Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard (ADHICS) Compliance
Protecting your data and helping your organisation stay cyber-resilient
Compliance with the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security (ADHICS) Standard. The Department of Health (DOH) has established the ADHICS Standard as a strategic initiative in harmony with its vision, federal mandates, and approval from the DOH’s Executive Committee. The ADHICS aligns with both domestic and global industry expectations for information security, complementing governmental initiatives on the Health Information Exchange (HIE) to foster enhanced security and public trust. By encouraging regulated healthcare entities to adopt the ADHICS, the DOH intends to strengthen data privacy and security within Abu Dhabi’s health sector.
Applicability
All DOH regulated health care entities and services within the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
- Healthcare services
- Health insurance services (including brokerage and other related administrative services)
- Healthcare IT services
- Diagnostic labs
- Pharmacies
- Third Party administrators
Trustzone helps you with ADHICS compliance by:
- Conducting Gap Assessment and Risk Assessment
- Developing policies and procedures
- Developing forms, templates, and related documents
- Conducting end user training
- Conducting cybersecurity assessment such as :
- Conducting Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing.
- Network Architecture Review.
- Firewall configuration review.
- Assisting with external audit.