Patients will be treated through tele Madicine to reduce congestion in PGI.
The administration has made preparations to take a big step to reduce the crowds that gathered every day in the OPD of PGI in Chandigarh. Now patients coming for frequent follow-up will be treated through tele-method.
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Patients will be able to consult a doctor on mobile at home. For this, the E-Sanjeevani app will be resorted to. The new system will also reduce the pressure like crowd, traffic and parking in PGI to a great extent.
Start with endocrinology, gynen, nephrology and pen clinic
The administration has decided to implement it as a pilot project in some departments, where OPD. The number of patients is very high daily. H.O.D. of the Departments of Endocrinology, Gynecology, Nephrology and Pen Clinic The Department of Tele Madicine has also met with it. It was decided that follow -up patients will be given treatment from telecasting itself.
An average of 10,000 patients arrive in PGI’s OPD daily for treatment. If an attendant also comes with each patient, then the number reaches 20 thousand. Apart from this, about 7 thousand vehicles come to the campus to release and take patients. Due to this, there is a lot of pressure in long queues during traffic, parking and card making. Tele followup will also provide relief in these problems.
70 percent follow -up will be online
OPD About 70 percent of the total patients who are in the patients are follow -up. That is, those who are first treated and come only for changing medicines or for minor advice. These patients will get treatment from home from telecast. OPD from this The load will decrease to a great extent.
Patients who will be called for follow-up will be asked to download the e-Sivi Livori app. Through the app on mobile, the patient will be told his follow -up date and time slot in advance. On the prescribed day, the patients will be able to seek advice from the doctor on a video call or voice call. Efforts will be made that the doctor who is treating the patient, see the same doctor followup.
Relief for women and newborns
After delivery in the Gynecology Department, women coming for postmortem care will also get great relief from this scheme. It is difficult for them to come to the hospital with newborns. With tele followup, she will be able to consult a doctor from home.
Head of Tele Madicine Department Prof. According to Biman Saikia, in many departments, patients come only for replacement or simple examination, which barely takes three minutes. For this, patients have to waste one or two days. Now this work can be dealt with at home.