Last updated: July 2026

ADHICS Compliance Consulting

Looking for an ADHICS Compliance Consulting Company in Abu Dhabi? Pass Your Assessment. Keep Your DoH Licence.

We are an ADHICS compliance consulting company helping DoH-regulated healthcare entities in Abu Dhabi pass their assessment, protect patient data, and keep their DoH licence and contracts, without derailing clinical operations. Gap assessment in about 2 weeks, phased remediation in weeks, and hands-on implementation with your team.

Led personally by an ex-Microsoft Security Consulting team member. Fixed-price proposal within 48 hours. You review the gap assessment report before you pay.

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ADHICS compliance consulting company helping Abu Dhabi healthcare entities pass their DoH assessment

What Does an ADHICS Compliance Consulting Company Do?

An ADHICS compliance consulting company prepares your healthcare organization to meet the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard. It assesses your systems against the ADHICS governance and control requirements, finds every gap, implements the missing controls with your team, aligns your governance documentation, and supports you through the formal assessment.

ADHICS was issued by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DoH) and is mandatory for all DoH-regulated healthcare entities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, including healthcare and medical facilities, healthcare professionals, and support staff who access patient health, diagnostic, or personal information. It aligns with ISO 27001, so a strong ADHICS consulting company gets your controls genuinely in place while keeping the standard from disrupting the clinical operations it protects.

ADHICS at a Glance

The Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard is the compliance baseline for healthcare entities in Abu Dhabi. Here is what it covers.

Mandatory in Abu Dhabi

ADHICS compliance is mandatory for all DoH-regulated healthcare entities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Aligned with ISO 27001

ADHICS aligns with ISO 27001, covering governance and control requirements to protect health information.

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Applies to healthcare and medical facilities operating within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Issued by the DoH

Issued and enforced by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DoH).

Our ADHICS Compliance Process

Five stages from first call to a passed assessment. The difference from most ADHICS consultants is stage three: we implement the controls with you, not just tell you what is missing.

Scope and entity classification

We confirm whether your organization falls in scope of ADHICS as a DoH-regulated healthcare or medical facility, healthcare professional, or support staff handling patient health, diagnostic, or personal information, and define exactly which systems and data the assessment will cover.

Gap assessment against ADHICS requirements

We test your current environment against the ADHICS governance and control requirements and hand you a prioritized gap report in about 2 weeks, so you know exactly where you stand before committing to a remediation program.

Phased remediation and hands-on implementation

We implement the missing controls with your team, phased by risk so the highest-priority gaps close first, without derailing your clinical operations. This is hands-on work, not a checklist handed back to you.

Policy and documentation alignment

We write and align the governance documentation ADHICS requires, so your control implementation is properly documented and ready for DoH review.

Assessment readiness and support

We prepare your evidence package, run an internal readiness review, and stay with you through the formal assessment process until you pass.

ADHICS Compliance Timeline

A realistic timeline for a first-time engagement. The gap assessment alone takes about 2 weeks, remediation is phased by risk after that.

Phase	Timing	Outcome
Scoping and entity classification	Week 1	Confirmed scope and applicable ADHICS requirements
Gap assessment	Weeks 1-2	Prioritized report of every gap against ADHICS requirements
Phased remediation and implementation	From Week 3, phased by priority	Controls implemented against the highest-risk gaps first
Policy and documentation alignment	Parallel to remediation	Governance documentation aligned to ADHICS
Assessment readiness and support	Ongoing until you pass	Evidence package ready and support through the formal DoH review

How Much Does ADHICS Compliance Cost?

Unlike most ADHICS consultants, we publish our starting price. Fixed-price proposals within 48 hours of your strategy call. No hourly billing, no surprises.

Gap Assessment

Assessment against ADHICS requirements and a prioritized roadmap.

From $3,000per engagement

Gap assessment against ADHICS requirements
Findings mapped to governance and technical controls
Prioritized remediation roadmap
Delivered in about 2 weeks

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Phased Remediation + Implementation

End to end: from gap assessment to a passed assessment.

Fixed priceproposal within 48 hours

Everything in the Gap Assessment
Hands-on control implementation with your team
Governance documentation aligned to ADHICS
Assessment readiness support
We stay until you pass

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Who Needs ADHICS Compliance Consulting?

If any of these describe you, an ADHICS compliance consulting company is your fastest path to a passed assessment.

A DoH-regulated healthcare or medical facility operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

A healthcare professional or support staff member who accesses patient health, diagnostic, or personal information

A hospital, clinic, or lab group renewing a DoH licence where ADHICS compliance is a condition

A healthcare provider already pursuing ISO 27001 that wants to map both standards in one engagement

An Abu Dhabi entity also in scope for the NESA / UAE IA Standard or the UAE PDPL alongside ADHICS

A group facing a DoH inspection or licence review with no formal ADHICS compliance program in place

ADHICS vs NESA / UAE IA vs PDPL

Abu Dhabi healthcare entities are frequently in scope for more than one framework at once. Here is how they relate.

Framework	Issued By	Applies To	Focus
ADHICS	Department of Health, Abu Dhabi (DoH)	DoH-regulated healthcare entities, professionals, and support staff in Abu Dhabi	Governance and control requirements to protect health information, aligned with ISO 27001
NESA / UAE IA Standard	NESA, now under the Signals Intelligence Agency (SIA)	Critical national infrastructure and government entities, all emirates	The general UAE information assurance baseline
UAE PDPL	UAE federal law	Any entity processing personal data of UAE residents	Personal data protection across all sectors, including healthcare

ISO 27001 provides a strong shared control base across ADHICS and these related UAE frameworks. If your organization is in scope for more than one, mapping them together in a single engagement cuts duplicate assessment and remediation work.

Why Choose Atlant Over Other ADHICS Consultants

Most ADHICS consultants sell you a checklist and disappear. Here is how we are different.

	Atlant Security	Typical ADHICS Consultant
Who does the work	A former Microsoft security consultant, personally	Junior or offshore staff you never meet
Time to gap assessment	About 2 weeks	Often 6-8 weeks before you see a report
Pricing	Fixed price - you review the report before you pay	Open-ended hourly billing
Control implementation	Hands-on - we implement the required controls with you	A checklist and advice, then you are on your own
Clinical operations	Phased remediation designed not to disrupt patient care	One-size-fits-all rollout regardless of clinical impact
Vendor neutrality	100% independent - zero software commissions	Often resells the GRC or security tool they recommend
Framework coverage	ADHICS mapped alongside ISO 27001, NESA / UAE IA, and PDPL	Single-framework focus, duplicate work across regulations

Every engagement is led personally by a former Microsoft Security Consulting team member, CISSP certified - never delegated to junior staff

234 security assessments delivered across 14 countries since 2013

Gap assessment against ADHICS requirements delivered in about 2 weeks

Fixed-price proposal within 48 hours - you review the gap assessment report before you pay

100% vendor-neutral - we take zero commissions from any software vendor

Hands-on implementation of the required controls with your team, not a checklist handed back to you

We stay with you until you pass the assessment

We map ADHICS alongside ISO 27001, NESA / UAE IA, and UAE PDPL to cut duplicate work where your organization overlaps frameworks

Alexander Sverdlov - Founder of Atlant Security and lead ADHICS compliance consultant

Every ADHICS Engagement Is Led by Alexander Sverdlov

Former Microsoft Security Consulting team member. CISSP certified. Secured nuclear energy infrastructure at Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation. Alexander has personally led 234 security assessments across 14 countries since 2013. At Atlant Security, the senior consultant who scopes your ADHICS engagement is the same person who implements the controls with your team, never handed to junior staff.

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Book a free 30-minute strategy call with Alexander. We will discuss your facility, timeline, and exactly what it takes to pass your ADHICS assessment. Fixed-price proposal within 48 hours.

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Already Working Toward ISO 27001 or NESA?

ISO 27001 provides a strong shared control base for ADHICS, and many Abu Dhabi entities are also in scope for the NESA / UAE IA Standard. If you are pursuing either alongside ADHICS, we map both frameworks in one engagement to cut duplicate audit and remediation cost.

Learn about ISO 27001 Readiness Learn about NESA Compliance

For small projects and ad-hoc work outside our pre-agreed packages or retainers, our standard hourly rate is $460.

ADHICS Compliance FAQ

What is ADHICS compliance?

ADHICS compliance means meeting the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard, issued by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DoH). It aligns with ISO 27001 and sets governance and control requirements that healthcare entities must implement to protect patient health information.

Who must comply with ADHICS?

ADHICS applies to all DoH-regulated healthcare entities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This includes healthcare and medical facilities, healthcare professionals, and support staff who access patient health, diagnostic, or personal information as part of their role.

Is ADHICS mandatory?

Yes. ADHICS is mandatory for all DoH-regulated healthcare entities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is not an optional or voluntary framework, it is a requirement issued by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi that in-scope entities must meet to protect patient information.

How much does ADHICS compliance cost?

An ADHICS gap assessment from Atlant Security starts at $3,000. We provide a fixed-price proposal for remediation and implementation within 48 hours of your strategy call, scoped to your facility and the specific gaps we find. You review the gap assessment report before you pay for further work.

How long does ADHICS compliance take?

Atlant Security completes an ADHICS gap assessment in about 2 weeks. Remediation is phased by risk over the following weeks, with the highest-priority gaps addressed first and without derailing clinical operations. The total timeline depends on how many systems and facilities are in scope and how many gaps the assessment finds.

How does ADHICS relate to ISO 27001 and NESA?

ADHICS aligns with ISO 27001, so a healthcare entity already working toward ISO 27001 shares a strong control base with ADHICS. ADHICS is also related to other UAE frameworks such as the NESA / UAE Information Assurance (IA) Standard and the UAE PDPL, which can apply alongside ADHICS depending on your entity type and the data you process. Mapping these frameworks together in one engagement cuts duplicate assessment and remediation work.

Do you help healthcare providers specifically?

Yes. Atlant Security works with DoH-regulated healthcare and medical facilities, healthcare professionals, and support staff in Abu Dhabi to assess ADHICS gaps, implement the required controls hands-on with your team, and prepare you for the formal assessment, all phased so clinical operations are not disrupted.

What happens if we fail?

Failing an ADHICS assessment puts your DoH licence and your ability to operate or contract as a healthcare entity in Abu Dhabi at risk. Atlant Security's engagements are built to prevent that outcome: we stay with you through remediation and the formal assessment process until you pass, so a failed review does not become an open-ended problem.