SINGAPORE: By tapping an application on a tablet, patients warded at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) can now ask for a glass of water or get ...
Installed on iPads by patients' bedside, the app is currently implemented at two of the hospital's wards, which have 51 beds.The app’s messaging function also lets patients send queries to nurses about their care plan or test results.
"Patients are now empowered to be partners in their care and they actually take charge of their medical condition better,” she added. When a patient is discharged, their records will be deleted from the iPad to ensure no historical data is being stored on the device, said SingHealth.
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