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New Delhi, June 17, 2025 — The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, is poised to transform its patient care system by fully digitizing all patient records in the coming months. This ambitious initiative aims to streamline medical documentation, reduce the burden of physical storage, and significantly enhance the efficiency and quality of patient care.
Under the new system, doctors and healthcare professionals will be able to access a patient’s complete medical history—including reports, prescriptions, diagnostic results, and treatment histories—in real time, simply by entering the patient’s registration number. This digital overhaul will replace the current practice of managing bulky physical files, which often leads to delays, inconvenience, and stress for patients, especially those with serious or chronic conditions.
To oversee this large-scale transformation, AIIMS Director Dr. M. Srinivas has established an 18-member committee comprising senior doctors, IT specialists, and representatives from leading institutions such as the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The committee’s mandate is to prepare a comprehensive blueprint and complete the tendering process within the next three months.
Currently, AIIMS already offers digital access to outpatient department (OPD) registrations, appointments, lab reports, and discharge summaries. However, advanced diagnostic test reports, such as those from CT scans and MRIs, are not yet fully available online. The new digitization drive aims to bridge this gap, providing seamless access to all patient data across every service.
The move is part of a broader push to modernize patient care and expand services across the National Capital Region (NCR). The committee has visited multiple departments, including the Emergency wing, Conversion Block, and the Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research (CIMR), to review ongoing research and the integration of innovative treatments such as Yoga for chronic ailments.
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This news article is based on information available from official statements and news reports as of June 2025. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, readers are advised to verify details with official sources for the most current updates1.
