Evolve hospital information management system plan: Punjab CM

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting, here Monday, which reviewed the measures for benefitting from information technology for improvement of treatment facilities in hospitals.

Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that healthcare facilities in hospitals would be improved through the use of information technology and the all-out resources would be made available for this purpose. He said that maximum use of information technology in hospitals had become the need of the hour and information technology management system was essential for healthcare system. He said that measures taken with the help of information technology for ensuring availability of best medical facilities in hospitals would yield positive results. The meeting decided to introduce information management system in teaching and district headquarters hospitals under a phased programme.

The chief minister directed to evolve a comprehensive plan with regard to hospital information management system. He said that the new system would be introduced with the cooperation of Punjab Information Technology Board and Indus Hospital while staff of the hospitals concerned would also be imparted special training.

Shahbaz Sharif said that he was determined to improve treatment facilities in hospitals and all necessary measures would be taken for this purpose. Punjab Information Technology Board Chairman Dr Umer Saif gave a briefing about the measures taken in health sector through the use of information technology.