Compliance Gap Assessment
Evaluate your organization’s maturity against all four ADHICS domains: Governance, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, and Information Assurance.
ADHICS Compliance
Empowering UAE Healthcare with Secure, Compliant Digital Transformation
What It Is and Why It’s Important
The Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security (ADHICS) standard is a regulatory framework developed by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) to protect patient data and ensure the cybersecurity of healthcare services. If you’re a healthcare provider, hospital, insurance company, or healthtech startup operating in Abu Dhabi, compliance with ADHICS is not optional—it’s mandatory.
ADHICS aligns with international standards like ISO 27001 and NIST, while incorporating region-specific needs such as Arabic data handling, data residency, and localized threat profiles. Complying with ADHICS not only avoids penalties and reputational damage, but also enhances patient trust and digital maturity.
Common Mistakes Organizations Make
- Treating ADHICS as a one-time project, rather than a continuous security program
- Underestimating the technical complexity of security requirements in medical devices and EHR systems
- Lack of integration between IT, legal, and clinical stakeholders
- Generic documentation that doesn’t map to actual clinical workflows
- Delays in breach reporting or insufficient incident response preparedness
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How Intracyber Helps You Stand Apart
We bring a deep understanding of UAE’s healthcare regulatory ecosystem, combined with hands-on technical cybersecurity capabilities. Intracyber simplifies the path to ADHICS compliance by:
- Mapping your operations to ADHICS controls with minimal disruption
- Identifying risk across clinical IT systems, mobile devices, and third-party apps
- Helping you implement practical, risk-based controls—rather than over-engineered solutions
- Offering continuous compliance monitoring and healthcare-specific threat detection
- Supporting training for clinicians and IT teams alike
Our Proven Methodology
Risk & Asset Mapping
Identify EHR systems, patient portals, medical IoT devices, and data flows that need protection.
Remediation & Control Design
Design controls that are proportionate and context-aware—balancing security with usability for healthcare professionals.
Policy Development & Awareness
Develop incident response, data handling, and access control policies aligned with ADHICS. Conduct targeted awareness for clinical and admin teams.
Readiness Audit Support
Assist with documentation, audit trail preparation, and reporting for DOH or third-party assessors.
Real-World Relevance
A chain of specialty clinics in Abu Dhabi sought Intracyber’s help after a data leak incident. We identified security gaps in their clinic management system and mobile app, remediated vulnerabilities, rolled out a breach notification procedure, and helped them align completely with ADHICS—ensuring both compliance and operational continuity.
Optional Extras: Tips, Stats, and Insights
- Tip: Ensure your medical IoT and diagnostic equipment vendors also meet ADHICS security expectations.
- Insight: ADHICS is structured for scalability—if you’re expanding across Emirates, it's a strong foundation.
- Stat: Healthcare is the top industry target for cyberattacks in the Middle East—compliance with ADHICS significantly lowers breach risks.
Key Takeaways
ADHICS isn’t just about checking a box—it’s about showing patients, regulators, and partners that you prioritize data privacy and digital security. With Intracyber, ADHICS becomes an enabler—not an obstacle—to smarter, safer healthcare delivery.