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The latest announcements, partnerships and product updates from Looms.

Research
Research

What 50,000 Beta Patients Taught Us About Digital Health Records

We surveyed our first 50,000 patients to understand how they use Looms, what features matter most and where digital health records change behaviour.

Dec 31, 2024· 5 min
Company
Company

2024 in Numbers: Looms' First Year of Growth

Our first full year as a public platform: 50,000 patients, 40 clinics, 1.2 million records stored and a Net Promoter Score of 71. Here is what we learned.

Dec 24, 2024· 4 min
Press
Press

Wamda Names Looms Among the MENA Region's Most Promising Startups

Wamda's annual startup landscape report has identified Looms as one of the most promising digital health companies in the MENA region for 2024.

Dec 17, 2024· 2 min
Product
Product

Clinic Onboarding Now Takes Under One Hour

We've rebuilt the clinic onboarding process from scratch — a new guided workflow gets clinic owners and staff from sign-up to live appointments in under sixty minutes.

Dec 10, 2024· 3 min
Announcement
Announcement

Introducing the Growth Plan: Advanced Features for Growing Clinics

The Growth plan offers clinics advanced analytics, unlimited document templates, priority support and early access to new features.

Dec 3, 2024· 3 min
Product
Product

Record Sharing Overhaul: Share Any Document in Three Taps

We've redesigned the record sharing flow — patients can now share any document with a provider, family member or emergency contact in three taps from any screen.

Nov 26, 2024· 3 min
Press
Press

Arabian Business Covers Looms as a Defining Gulf HealthTech Story

A feature in Arabian Business magazine explores how Looms is reshaping the patient experience across the Gulf, with interviews from patients and clinic owners.

Nov 19, 2024· 3 min
Company
Company

40 Clinics Now Live on Looms Across Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Forty medical centers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are now active on Looms, collectively managing over 180,000 patient records on the platform.

Nov 12, 2024· 2 min
Product
Product

Drug Interaction Safety Engine Checks Every New Prescription

A built-in safety engine now screens every prescription for known drug-drug interactions, contraindications and patient allergy conflicts before it is issued.

Nov 5, 2024· 4 min
Product
Product

Every Document on Looms Now Carries a QR Verification Code

Lab results, prescriptions, radiology reports and discharge summaries issued through Looms now embed a QR code that any provider can scan to verify authenticity.

Oct 29, 2024· 3 min
Company
Company

Why We Built Looms: A Founder's Perspective on the Health Records Crisis

Our founder explains the personal experience that led to Looms — losing critical health records between providers — and the vision for a patient-owned health record.

Oct 22, 2024· 5 min
Company
Company

Looms Raises $4.5M Seed Round to Build the GCC's Health Record Platform

We've closed a $4.5M seed round to fund product development, clinic partnerships and our engineering team — starting with the UAE before expanding region-wide.

Oct 15, 2024· 4 min
Company
Company

Looms Complies with UAE Federal Health Data Protection Law

Looms has implemented all technical and organisational controls required under the UAE's Federal Decree-Law on personal data protection as it applies to health records.

Oct 8, 2024· 3 min
Product
Product

Clinic Billing Made Simple: Invoicing and Online Payments in Looms

Clinic administrators can now create patient invoices, track payment status and accept online card payments — all managed inside the Looms platform.

Oct 1, 2024· 3 min
Company
Company

1,000 Patients: A Milestone That Means Everything to Us

Reaching our first 1,000 patients was a moment of genuine reflection — each one a reminder of why we built Looms and where we want to take it.

Sep 24, 2024· 3 min
Research
Research

GCC Digital Health Market: Size, Growth and Opportunity in 2024

The GCC digital health market is forecast to reach $5.4B by 2028. Our research team examines where the growth is coming from and which patient segments are driving it.

Sep 17, 2024· 6 min
Product
Product

Appointment Booking Rebuilt: Smarter, Faster and More Flexible

Appointment booking has been completely rewritten — real-time availability, doctor filtering, same-day slots and instant confirmation for patients.

Sep 10, 2024· 3 min
Company
Company

How Looms Protects Your Health Data: Our Security Architecture

A transparent look at the cryptographic controls, access management, audit logging and third-party testing that protect every record on the Looms platform.

Sep 3, 2024· 5 min
Product
Product

Patient Consent Management: Control Who Accesses Your Records

A comprehensive consent management system lets patients approve or revoke each clinic's access to their records at any time — without contacting support.

Aug 27, 2024· 3 min
Product
Product

The Clinic Dashboard: Everything Your Team Needs in One View

A new command centre for clinic staff consolidates patient lists, today's appointments, outstanding tasks and alerts into a single, live dashboard.

Aug 20, 2024· 3 min