Context:
GSVM Medical College hospitals got approval from the Medical Education Secretary for the e-hospital system’s implementation during a hospital inspection at Kanpur.
- With the e-hospital system, several departments will be connected to operate online services along with health information management in the hospital.
- Patients from 18 districts will have online registration and doctor appointments, ensuring no one leaves without consultation.
- The system will also include an e-drugs facility, providing all medicines at the hospital.
About e-hospital
- The e-hospital application is provided to government hospitals across the country through the SaaS model.
- Available modules on the cloud include Patient Registration (OPD & Casualty), IPD (Admission, Discharge & Transfer), Billing, Lab Information System, and Radiology Information System.
- Other modules include Clinic, Dietary, Laundry, Store & Pharmacy, and OT Management.
Objectives
- The e-Hospital project was initiated with the following objectives:
- To provide the e-Hospital, e-BloodBank, and ORS applications to government hospitals
- To provide an online patient portal for delivery of citizen-centric services like online appointment booking, access to lab reports online and blood availability status
- To provide application-related technical support to the hospitals through a dedicated Call Centre/ Helpdesk