1 in 10 Patients Is Harmed During Healthcare: Dr. Neeraj Dhabhai Launches Book on AI and Patient Safety in Indian Hospitals
Clinical Decision Support Systems use AI to help hospitals turn fragmented data into timely, evidence-based decisions and improve patient sa...
Clinical Decision Support Systems use AI to help hospitals turn fragmented data into timely, evidence-based decisions and improve patient safety.
New Delhi [India], October 8: Around one in 10 patients is harmed during healthcare globally, with around half of this harm considered preventable, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Against this backdrop, healthcare supply chain and health-tech expert and author Dr. Neeraj Kumar Dhabhai has launched his latest book, Clinical Decision Support Systems: Transforming Patient Safety Through AI in Indian Healthcare, published by Adhyaan Books.
The book addresses a critical question for increasingly digitised hospitals: if the information needed to prevent a patient’s harm already exists somewhere within the healthcare system, why does that information so often fail to reach the right person at the right time? According to Dr. Dhabhai, the challenge is not necessarily a lack of data, but its fragmentation across hospital systems, disconnected workflows and the absence of intelligent infrastructure that can convert information into actionable clinical insight. The book explores how Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) can help bridge this gap through contextual insights, timely alerts and evidence-based recommendations, while supporting rather than replacing clinical judgement.