CAG faults non-implementation of e-HMS project even in pilot hospitals
The Hindu
CDAC trained 1,172 staff of pilot hospitals during 2015-18
Claims of the State government on creating health profile of all people across the State notwithstanding, the State has not fully implemented the e-health management systems (e-HMS) project even in the three hospitals where it was launched on pilot basis five years ago. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India which highlighted the issue in its latest report said certain modules of e-HMS lacked validation controls and accepted incorrect data input. The inability/reluctance of hospital staff to capture real time data coupled with simultaneous continuance of manual processes defeated the envisaged objective of e-HMS. “Though the project has been live since May 2016, the problems have not been resolved. The State wide roll out of the system has also not been implemented,” the CAG report said. The project was aimed at addressing core areas in public health care facilities and it envisaged creation of unique Electronic Medical Record for each patient.More Related News