Professor David Bates, Medical Director of Clinical and Quality Analysis at Mass General Brigham (MGB), is a physician, biomedical informatician, and academic recognised for his research on leveraging health information technology (HIT) to enhance healthcare safety and quality, particularly with clinical decision support systems.

In this SGH Hospital of the Future podcast, he shares about his research on informatics and medication safety, the impact of health information systems in reducing patient harms, and how data and active surveillance can ensure health systems deliver optimal care.

Dr Goh Su-Yen and Dr Jasmine Ong hear from Professor Bates about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical decision support systems to improve patient safety and care quality, and how innovations and technology such as AI can be implemented to optimise efficacy and safety. Discover why Professor Bates is passionate about biomedical informatics or the study and application of computing science to enhance communication, comprehension, and management of healthcare data and information.