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Bhubaneswar, Jan 19: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday launched an online platform, Odisha e-Hospital Management Information System (OeHMIS), to provide efficient and hassle-free health services to the public.
The pilot project was launched with the technical support of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Noida.
Under this system, patients can be registered online and can view and download their individual Electronic Health Records at their doorstep through a web portal or mobile app.
OeHMIS will be piloted at Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar and SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. This initiative will later be extended to other health institutions, Patnaik said.
He said for implementation of the project, at an estimated cost of Rs1,416.82 lakh has been allocated under the state budget and it will be completed within two years.
OeHMIS will provide a computerised platform for online recording of clinical parameters of patients and reporting of performance criteria of hospitals, said a release.
It will improve efficiency and reduce paperwork through automation of processes such as diagnostic reports, prescription details and advice given by different specialists.
It will promote rational prescription of medicines and will ease the process of prescription audit, the release added.
MoUs signed
The state government Friday inked three pacts to streamline health and skill development sectors and MSME sector, including the one for OeHMIS.
Besides the OeHMIS, a tripartite MoU was also signed for implementation of a soft skill training programme in some Orissa Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) under which 800 students are to be trained over two years.
The agreement was inked by Orissa Skill Development Authority (OSDA), Tata STRIVE of Tata Community Initiatives Trust and entrepreneur Susmita Bagchi to improve life skills of trainees.
Through the programme, the youth development module of Tata STRIVE — which primarily covers all aspects of employability skill subject — will be implemented in 10 ITIs.
The funds required to the tune of Rs8 crore for implementation of the module will be leveraged on equal sharing by Tata STRIVE and Bagchi.
The third MoU was signed by the MSME department, STPI, IIT Bhubaneswar and Susmita Bagchi for setting up an incubator to be known as ‘Centre of Excellence for Virtual and Augmented Reality.’
Bagchi launched the initiative by making a contribution of Rs2.5 crore to set up the centre.
The chief minister, who was present during signing of the MoU at Secretariat, said it will be a landmark initiative in promoting research, technology incubation and product development in the country.
