'Smart doctor' powers digital health push

The government is moving to deploy an Al-powered “clinical decision support tool” across nearly 70,000 public and private hospitals to standardize quality of care and reduce medical errors.

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The AI tool has been developed by AIIMS New Delhi and will be rolled out across all Indian hospitals.

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The tool, dubbed “smart doctor”, has been developed by AIIMS New Delhi and will be rolled out under the government’s flagship programme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) across all Indian hospitals, said two officials and adocument reviewed by Mint.

The clinical decision support system (CDSS) acts asa highly intelligent digital assistant for doctors and is designed to help treat long-term health issues by analyzing a patient's medical details and suggesting the best care plan.