Itanagar, Apr 15: State's health minister Alo Libang today launched the Integrated Hospital Management Information System & Telemedicine at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences in presence of  MLA Techi Kaso, CMS Dr D Raina, MD NHM CR Khampa and others.
The system aims to record all medical reports, prescriptions electronically and digitalise all District Hospitals, CHCs & PHCs and to establish telemedicine network in the entire state with the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences the Bakin Pertin Government Hospital, Pasighat as tertiary hub for specialist consultation.
The project will ensure seamless healthcare services through robust usage of Information Technology on various platforms. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has envisaged to create a National Digital Health Ecosystem that supports universal health coverage in an efficient, accessible, inclusive, affordable, timely and safe manner that provides a wide range of data, information, and infrastructure services and ensures the security, confidentiality and privacy of health related personal information.
The Minister informed that under HMIS, registration would be digitalised and all details related to patients treatment, diagnosis etc would be available online and can be accessed from anywhere, anytime.
Also through telemedicine, people from interior places can access specialist services and get the required treatment, informed the Minister. He hoped that with the launch of the system, there would be easy access to patient data with correct patient history thereby reducing errors and saving Human Resource and time.
At Pasighat, MP Tapir Gao inaugurated the programe in the presence of Director Health services Dr.M.Lego, JHPIEGO-Deputy Chief of Party Dr.Ravi and a host of other officers and staffers at the Bakin Pertin government hospital.

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