Uttar Pradesh

• 27 Dec 2022

HMIS service started in 22 Medical Colleges of Uttar Pradesh

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak launched the e-Sushruta Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) facility in 22 medical colleges of the state, so that patients admitted to medical colleges will now get their health horoscope on mobile.

Key Points

• HMIS was launched by SSPGICH Noida, Autonomous Medical College Etah, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Hardoi, Basti, Siddharth Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Ayodhya, Bahraich, Deoria, Ghazipur, Firozabad. Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Budaun, Banda, Jaunpur, Kannauj, Jalaun and RIMS Saifai have been set up.
• Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said that with HMIS, doctors in the OPD will be able to see the report online even if the patient does not have a test report. They will be able to know the complete case history of the concerned patient at one click. So far, this system was in 12 medical colleges including SGPGI, KGMU, Lohia Institute.
• He said that HMIS can be downloaded from the Play Store of Android phone and registered in the concerned hospital. With this software, patients will be able to get information about which doctors will be available in the hospital on which day.
• With this arrangement, strong data of all patients will be prepared. This will make it easier to do research, develop resources, monitor the system, plan for the future. Records of ambulances, bed allotment, food, etc. will also be on it. This will bring transparency in the works.
• With HMIS, patients will be able to get online registration, payment, prescription, lab report, pharmacy slip, OPD card, admission ticket, discharge summary on mobile. They will be able to easily get information about the availability of doctors, the timing of special clinics and blood banks etc.
• The software will also link the patient's Aadhaar, Ayushman Bharat Health Account. At the same time, patients will be able to easily prescribe medicines available in hospitals and the expiry list of medicines can also be seen.