NHS to trial AI tool that speeds up hospital discharges
THE GUARDIAN
An artificial intelligence tool designed to speed up the discharge of patients is being trialled at a hospital trust in London.
The platform completes documents needed to send fit patients home, potentially saving hours of delays and freeing up beds.
Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said the tech will enable doctors to spend less time on paperwork and more time focused on care, cutting waiting times in the process.
The platform, which is being piloted at Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust, extracts information from medical records, including diagnoses and test results.
This helps medics to draft discharge summaries, which have to be completed before a person is sent home from hospital.
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