HIS 2.0: PGI plans to rejig team to expedite digital transformation HIS 2.0: PGI plans to rejig team to expedite digital transformation Chandigarh: The ambitious Hospital Information System 2 (HIS 2) project at the PGI, aimed at automating various hospital functions, is facing significant delays. This has prompted the PGI administration to consider a major restructuring of the team in charge. Sources close to the development said that the administration is dissatisfied with the slow pace of progress and is now planning to replace the current leadership to expedite the project. HIS 2 system is designed to integrate and automate patient registration, appointment scheduling, test report collection, and queue management across all departments at PGI. The system is crucial for improving operational efficiency, especially considering PGI’s large patient base that includes not only residents of Chandigarh but also patients from neighbouring states like Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Despite the potential of HIS 2 to revolutionise hospital management, sources say the Union ministry of health and family welfare is unhappy with the proposals submitted by PGI thus far, which has delayed the final approval of the project. "The administration initially tasked Prof SS Pandav and Dr Amit Arora with […]
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