Singapore General Hospital is crunching data for better patient outcomes
16-Aug-17, The Straits Times
The Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has been comparing how its patients fare after complex surgery against the experiences of those at 700 other hospitals. The system looks at 150 different data generated for each patient.
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Using data analytics this way, SGH said it can identify what more the hospital can do to improve patient outcome.
Dr Tan Hiang Khoon, chairman of SGH's Division of Surgery, said: "The data enables us to continuously identify areas for outcome improvement by reducing complications. This will in turn translate to shorter lengths of stay, lower readmission rates, lower costs and more lives saved."