India's Apollo Hospitals bets on AI to tackle staff workload


Traffic moves next to an Apollo Hospital building in New Delhi, India, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

HYDERABAD (Reuters) -India's Apollo Hospitals will invest more in artificial intelligence tools to ease the workload for its doctors and nurses by automating routine tasks, including medical documentation, a top executive told Reuters.

Indian hospitals, which grapple with overworked doctors and nurses handling heavy patient loads, are increasingly using AI to boost diagnostic accuracy, predict patients' risk of complications, improve precision in robotic surgeries, provide virtual medical care, and streamline hospital operations.

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