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HEALWELL's Orion Health Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Lean Business Services to Advance AI-Powered Healthcare in Saudi Arabia & Across the Middle East

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Executive Summary

  • HEALWELL AI Inc. and its subsidiary Orion Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi‑based Lean Business Services to explore development and commercialization of digital health and AI solutions in the Middle East and globally.
  • The collaboration will focus on AI‑driven population health, clinical decision support, and data‑interoperability, leveraging Lean’s national HIE platform (NPHIES) and Orion Health’s interoperability expertise.
  • Executives from all three companies highlighted the partnership as a catalyst for accelerating AI adoption in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare ecosystem and positioning the region as a cornerstone market for digital health innovation.

Key Details

  • Parties Involved: HEALWELL AI Inc. (TSX: AIDX / OTCQX: HWAIF), Orion Health (subsidiary of HEALWELL), Lean Business Services (Saudi Arabian PIF‑backed company).
  • MoU Scope: Joint exploration, co‑development, commercialization, and deployment of AI‑enabled health solutions across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other global markets.
  • Initial Collaboration Areas:
  • Population health strategy enhancement.
  • Integration of HEALWELL’s clinical AI tools into Lean’s NPHIES platform.
  • Development of data‑interoperability frameworks to support real‑time, standards‑based health information exchange.
  • Strategic Fit:
  • Lean provides secure health data exchange, cloud services, and advanced health information systems supporting Saudi Vision 2030.
  • Orion Health brings proven large‑scale HIE deployments (e.g., Malaffi in Abu Dhabi; Saudi national HIE connecting >5,000 providers).
  • HEALWELL contributes proprietary AI algorithms for early disease detection and clinical decision support.
  • Signing Details: Executed by Hamed Shahbazi (Executive Chairman, HEALWELL AI) and Mohanned Alrasheed (CEO, Lean Business Services) at the Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh on 28 Oct 2025.
  • Leadership Comments:
  • Mohanned Alrasheed (Lean): Emphasized goal of personalized, proactive care through combined AI and interoperability capabilities.
  • James Lee (HEALWELL AI CEO): Described the MoU as a powerful alignment accelerating healthcare transformation in the region.
  • Brad Porter (Orion Health CCO & HEALWELL AI CEO): Highlighted the Middle East as a cornerstone market for digital health innovation.

Notable Quotes

  • “Our goal is not just to digitize healthcare, but to enable personalized, proactive care for every individual in the Kingdom.” – Mohanned Alrasheed, CEO, Lean Business Services
  • “This MoU represents a powerful alignment between three leaders in digital health.” – James Lee, CEO, HEALWELL AI
  • “We see the Middle East as a cornerstone market for digital health innovation.” – Brad Porter, CEO, Orion Health & CCO, HEALWELL AI
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