MEDSEC CONSULTINGBY RABAH DEBBAH
FRENAR
HEALTHCARE CIO ADVISORY • FRANCE, GCC & MENA

Healthcare IT leadership, digital transformation & cyber resilience

MedSec Consulting supports imaging centres, clinics and healthcare organisations in modernising information systems, protecting data and maintaining operational continuity.

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20+years in information systems
2021DPO since
France · GCCremote or on-site engagements
MEDSEC CONSULTING

Outcome-focused expertise

Executive-level support combined with hands-on capability across critical healthcare technology environments.

01

IT leadership & transformation

Executive assessment, governance, roadmap, budget, vendor management and delivery of transformation programmes.

  • Fractional or interim CIO
  • 12–24 month IT strategy
  • Steering committees & reporting
02

Digital health & medical imaging

Modernisation and security of PACS, RIS, DICOM, interoperability and multi-site clinical workflows.

  • PACS / RIS / DICOM
  • Architecture & interoperability
  • Vendor and integrator governance
03

Cyber resilience & continuity

Risk reduction, critical infrastructure security, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity and incident preparedness.

  • Risk mapping
  • BCP / DR & backup
  • SOC / monitoring where relevant
04

Data protection & compliance

Data governance, GDPR support, DPIA, internal policies and assessment of HDS-related requirements with the relevant service providers.

  • DPO & privacy governance
  • GDPR / DPIA
  • HDS readiness support — no certification claim
HEALTHCARE IT

Selected experience

Engagements delivered in demanding healthcare environments. Detailed references are available on request and subject to confidentiality.

Multi-site medical imaging

Governance and evolution of PACS/RIS architectures, DICOM flows, site interconnections, service continuity and vendor coordination.

PACS · RIS · DICOM · Multi-site

Critical infrastructure & resilience

Virtualisation, networks, hardened backup, object storage, restoration, BCP/DR and improved recovery capability.

VMware · Veeam · SOBR · Object Storage

Security & data governance

Security leadership, data protection, documentation, risk management, incident procedures and staff awareness.

CIO · DPO · Cyber Governance
SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS

Recent assignments and references

A selection of engagements delivered in 2026. Information has been intentionally limited to preserve the confidentiality of the organisations supported.

CHChild protection

Children’s home — Isère

Scoping, on-site assessment, risk analysis, report preparation and presentation of a prioritised action plan to executive management.

IT Audit · Risk · Action Plan
SCSocial care · Isère

Social care organisation — Isère

Assessment of infrastructure, virtualisation, networks, backups, privileged access, MFA/VPN and Microsoft 365, followed by a prioritised improvement roadmap.

Infrastructure · Cyber · Governance
SMESME · Savoie

SME — Savoie

Deployment and security of a professional IT environment, including workstation setup, RAID storage, power protection, data migration and user awareness.

Infrastructure · Backup · Security
DELIVERY MODEL

A pragmatic method the executive team can use

Every engagement starts with the organisation’s reality: maturity, clinical constraints, resources, budget and vendor dependencies.

01

Focused assessment

Interviews, document review and prioritised technical analysis.

02

Risks & priorities

Decisions based on patient impact, operations and compliance.

03

Roadmap

A 90-day plan followed by a governed, costed 12–24 month trajectory.

04

Delivery & transfer

Execution, steering, indicators and capability transfer to internal teams.

An information systems professional with more than twenty years of experience, Rabah Debbah operates at the intersection of strategy, technology and healthcare requirements. His background covers IT leadership, data protection, critical infrastructure and medical imaging.

IT leadership and digital transformation
Registered DPO since 2021
PACS / RIS / DICOM expertise
Systems, networks, backup and cyber resilience

France, GCC & MENA

Available for advisory, interim and leadership engagements across the Gulf and MENA region, with a particular focus on the digital transformation, resilience and quality-of-care objectives advanced by Saudi Vision 2030.

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