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Shorter hospital stays, care closer to home for patients the way to go: IHH group CEO
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Dr Prem Kumar Nair, group chief executive officer of IHH Healthcare, said technology and community-based care can result in better outcomes for patients.
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- IHH Healthcare aims to reduce hospital stays by leveraging technology and AI for faster diagnoses and shifting care to homes and community facilities.
- Dr Prem Kumar Nair emphasises a "continuum of care" involving GPs, polyclinics, ambulatory centres, and hospitals for integrated and cost-effective treatment.
- IHH will acquire and expand existing hospitals when the opportunities arise.
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SINGAPORE – An operation that required seven days of hospital stay in the past can today be safely reduced to three days.
Dr Prem Kumar Nair, group chief executive of IHH Healthcare, said this is possible as technology and artificial intelligence have transformed care delivery, offering faster and more accurate medical diagnoses and making shorter hospital stays possible.
