Hyderabad hospital goes digital, launches mobile app for patients

TELANGANA: The Nizam's Institute Of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad came up with a mobile application for patients which will help them to register themselves online and avoid standing in long queues.

The app will allow the patients to access their medical record and download reports, as reported by news agency ANI on Saturday.

Telangana: NIMS Hospital in Hyderabad developed an app for patients to register themselves online to avoid standing in long queues. The app also allows them to access their medical record and download reports. pic.twitter.com/nRSZ7ibOiU — ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2017

"It's part of hospital management information system, which was initiated in 2014 to ensure medical record of patients are online, so that you need not pile up hard copies of the records. I assumed the charge in 2015 & it was at a standstill," said Dr Manohar, Director of NIMS Hospital.

So with the help of our minister of health & family welfare & our secretary, we sorted out the issues & launched this as pilot project in April 2017 as OP Module. After that it was finally launched in July 2017. This has helped patients avoid long queues.: Director, NIMS Hospital pic.twitter.com/5vnXSe7Cq4

— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2017

Dr Manohar further added, "So with the help of our minister of health & family welfare & our secretary, we sorted out the issues & launched this as pilot project in April 2017 as OP Module. After that it was finally launched in July 2017. This has helped patients avoid long queues."