Delhi: On Saturday, the Delhi government announced a Rs 139-crore project in a bid to digitise healthcare management in the national capital. It will allow hospital-patient interactions in the city through cloud-based integrated management and digital wellness cards. The Delhi cabinet has authorized the price range and funds have also been sanctioned to set up the ‘health information management system’. The contracts have been sent out to M/s NEC Corporation India Private Limited.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also confirmed approval concerning the setting up of 6,836 new beds across Delhi government hospitals. “This is a huge increase in the city’s health infrastructure. Today, Delhi has 10,000 beds in government hospitals and 6,800 are being added. This is a 70 per cent increase, and not a small thing. These beds will be ready in six months. We are prepared for the COVID third wave if it comes. Even if it doesn’t happen, these beds will be ready for Delhi people,” he quoted as saying in The Indian Express.
The method is anticipated to be prepared by mid-22 if Delhi government officials are to be believed. It will, on the other hand, be implemented in government hospitals initially and then private hospitals in a phased manner.
All the Delhi hospitals will be connected on a frequent platform in this method. That portal will assistance inform us about the bed availability (how numerous beds are empty), medicines availability (how numerous medicines and in what quantity). The portal will also assistance inform employees position, healthcare position, quantity of ventilators that are vacant. You will no longer will need to kind extended queues at the hospitals. All you would will need to do is to repair an appointment with a medical doctor more than the phone and opt for to take a look at in accordance to your comfort, mentioned Delhi CM as reported in IE.
The method would be all digital and cloud-based. Citizens will be connected to it through ‘e-Health Cards’. These cards will be issued and be availed on-line for access. The card will assistance men and women get all info below one roof and will also assistance in giving instant assistance in case of emergency.
“Under the Health Card Project, QR code-based eHealth Cards will be issued to the residents on the basis of voter ID and population registry from which demographic and basic clinical information of each patient can be taken out. Family mapping will be done through e-health cards for health schemes and programmes. It will be integrated with HIMS for seamless information exchange. Cards with QR codes will be distributed to each person after physical verification,” study a government statement as reported in the IE.