The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh is an Institute of national importance and an autonomous body created on 1st April 1967 to train postgraduates in all the important disciplines of medical sciences, to conduct research of the highest order and to provide patient care of the highest standard. The infrastructure for patient care includes Nehru Hospital with 1268 beds, two Research Blocks (A and B) for basic sciences, Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC) Block for children ailments, New OPD Block for Out patient services, and Oral Health Sciences Block for dental services stretched over an area of 277 acres. There are 19 Out Patient Departments (OPDs) and 91 Out patient Special Clinics.
?| NIC and PGIMER NIC signed an MOU with PGIMER in 2002 for the development of a Hospital Information System (HIS) . Thereafter, a dedicated NIC team studied the complete system and submitted a report to PGI which was accepted and approved in May 2003. The proposed Hospital Information System will allow hospital’s clinical, non-clinical and para-clinical staff to access relevant information efficiently and effectively. HIS will be able to support various functionalities such as managing the list of patients on the wait list requiring different types of treatment, bed status and allotment of bed to the next appropriate patient on the list. Nurses can be allocated to Wards depending on Ward size, type of nursing care needed, operating schedules, etc. The current manual method of managing patients, nurses, and beds is time consuming and error prone. It is also difficult to manage the large paper flow involved in this process.
The Scope of Hospital Information System (HIS) covers the computerization of the following modules:
I) Clinical Services: ? Registration ? Out Patient Department : Clinical activities, Special Clinic, Staff Clinic, Day Care, Minor OT, Department Specific OPD ? In-Patient Department : Ward Management, General Ward and Private Ward allocation, Nursing Care Management, ICU Activities, OT Activities ? Emergency ? Laboratory Services ? Patient Billing ? Appointment and Scheduling ? Blood Bank ? Diet and Kitchen ? Central Sterile Supplies Department (CSSD) ? Duty Roster
II) Support Services: General Patient Enquiry , Laundry, Sanitation, Security, Transport
III) Back Office Services: ? Administration : Establishment , Recruitment of Candidates, Service Book, Vigilance Case Handling / Issuance of Clearance Certificate, Office Activities , Reference Monitoring (DAK Monitoring), Court Case Monitoring, Movement , Attendance , Rule Book etc.
? Accounts : Payroll (Group Insurance, General Provident Fund, House Rent, Pension, Loan and Advances, TA, DA, LTC and Medical Reimbursement) , Miscellaneous Accounts (Contingency, Budget, Compilation of Financial Accounts, Private Grants, Rent, Cash Receipt by the Cashier, Internal Audit, Fee Section )
IV) Hospital Equipment Maintenance and Infrastructure Maintenance (HEM / IM) ? Equipments Maintained by Supplier ? Infrastructure Maintenance
V) Procurement System and Online Inventory ? Procurement ? Stores ? Pharmacy
NIC will now implement the complete solution on turnkey basis and it shall cover Application software, establishing LAN in various buildings, setting up Wide Area Network across various buildings, supply & installation of Hardware, Storage etc. The tentative time frame for complete implementation is two years.