Abu Dhabi is expanding the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare with the integration of an AI-powered Physician Assistant into Malaffi, the emirate’s Health Information Exchange. The initiative, announced by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi in collaboration with M42‘s Abu Dhabi Health Data Services, aims to help physicians access patient information more efficiently and dedicate more time to clinical care.
Available to physicians across Abu Dhabi, the tool can retrieve relevant medical information, summarise patient health histories and respond to clinical queries. It draws on Malaffi‘s extensive database, which contains information on more than 14 million patients and over four billion clinical records, including laboratory results, allergies, diagnostic reports and vital signs.
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Powered by M42’s Ossi AI Clinical Platform, the Assistant is designed to simplify access to medical information within existing clinical workflows. It operates under approved access permissions and patient data protection requirements.
Dimitris Moulavasilis, Group Chief Executive Officer at M42, said: “Ossi has been developed around the needs of physicians in everyday clinical practice, including helping them review health information more efficiently within their workflow. Integrating the Assistant into Malaffi brings these capabilities into a connected health data environment. We will continue to develop and evaluate its performance in collaboration with healthcare professionals, supporting clinical use while preserving the physician’s central role in assessment and decision-making.”
Kareem Shahin, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Health Data Services and M42’s Digital Health Solutions Platform, said: “Malaffi has played an important role in connecting health information across healthcare providers, and this integration adds a practical tool to help physicians make better use of that data in their daily work. Our focus is on making it easier to review relevant patient information, while maintaining approved access permissions and data protection requirements, and using physicians’ feedback to continuously improve the experience.”
The technology is intended to support, rather than replace, clinical judgement, with physicians retaining full responsibility for patient assessments and treatment decisions.
The implementation will be evaluated through ongoing performance reviews and physician feedback to guide future improvements, further supporting Abu Dhabi’s digital healthcare transformation.
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