Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital’s data dashboard cuts patient discharge time by a third

Command centre makes allocating resources and monitoring patients easier and more efficient, says doctor. Queen Elizabeth Hospital takes a step closer to becoming a ‘smart hospital’ with introduction of new system. — SCMP

A new command centre armed with a “real-time” data dashboard could cut patients’ discharge time at a leading Hong Kong hospital by a third and prove instrumental in the city’s effort to avert overloading the healthcare system during a resurgent fifth coronavirus wave, medical chiefs have said.

The system at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which is part of a reform initiative to modernise and digitalise, could also predict “potential risks of deterioration” for inpatients using artificial intelligence.