30 August, 2017
Data analytics are increasingly used in hospitals, in a bid to improve patient outcomes. As Permanent Secretary for Health Chan Heng Kee noted earlier this month, data analytics can add immense value to the provision of healthcare.
Data analytics can be used in many ways for a variety of purposes. For instance, Singapore General Hospital ("SGH") has been collecting data on recovery for knee, spine, foot and ankle surgeries. The data enables SGH to better monitor future patients and speed up post-surgery recovery. SGH is also beginning to use data analytics to compare how its patients fare after complex surgery against the experiences of those at 700 other hospitals.
Other public hospitals are also using data analytics to identify patients who require frequent admissions, and proactively reach out to them to offer preventive or early interventions. This leads to lower readmission rates, and cost savings.
More details can be found in the article here.
For further information, please contact:
Andy Leck, Principal, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
andy.leck@bakermckenzie.com
