A digital patient management system named One Patient, One ID has been deployed by the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences with an expenditure exceeding Rs. 1.25 billion, linking 24 departments and five hospitals as part of reforms succeeding the PIMS incident.
Doctors can now view patient medical files via computers because the platform merges registration with diagnostic services.
Software for this digital platform was built by the National Information Technology Board through a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Information Technology and the Ministry of National Health Services.
All five medical facilities under PIMS now link to the digital network, consisting of the Cardiac Centre, Children Hospital, Burn Centre, Maternal and Child Health Centre, and the adult patient hospital.
The platform also links 24 services and departments, covering laboratories, X-ray units, reception areas, wards, emergency rooms, transport, and outpatient departments.
Doctors gain electronic access to patient data while registration and diagnostic tools connect on a shared digital network.
Authorities are also getting ready to bring in barcode technology and a paperless operation at PIMS during the upcoming stage of digital changes.
By October 31, the PIMS Cardiac Centre should transition to a paperless format according to the schedule, representing a new step in the facility digital upgrade. This paperless shift aims to better handle patient charts and office tasks using digital tools.
These changes follow government policy designed to upgrade healthcare and office operations at PIMS after the recent hospital incident.
