Health Information Management System (HIMS) Project

In News 

• Recently, the Delhi Cabinet gave a financial nod to its ambitious Health Information Management System (HIMS) Project. 

About 

• All the medical services will be brought under one platform, through the HIMS portal. 
• The Delhi government will conduct surveys across the entire State to make sure every citizen can get their eHealth card made.
• The doctors will be able to see a patient’s medical history using the card and the patients will be able to make appointments from home. 
• All citizens between 1 and 18 years would be issued a health card linked to their parent’s health card. 
  • All newborns (up to 1 year) would be linked to their mother’s health card.

Significance:

• It aims to give a boost to the healthcare infrastructure.
•  It will help us know how many beds are vacant in a hospital, the status of medicine stocks and staff, the number of ventilators and any other information about the medical infrastructure. 

Source: TH