THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Granting the long- pending demand of the patients seeking treatment at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College a new system to provide all medical reports online to the doctors was launched here. HDS Lab, X-ray, CT and MRI scan results will be made available on the computer of the doctors in the wards real time.
Simultaneously a message will be sent to the mobile phones of the bystanders. As it is in the initial stages of implementation, once the message alert is received, the same has to be intimated to the doctor. The results can be accessed by using the bill number or name of the patient.
The facility will help the doctors avoid loss of time and start treating the patient without delay. Moreover, as part of the green protocol, films could be avoided. On a daily basis 2,500 patients approach the Central lab and 1,500 people at the HDS lab for blood tests. While 600 people conduct X-ray tests, 200 undergo CT Scanning and 40 undergo MRI scanning. As these facilities are at various places, the bystanders have to go in search of these reports leaving the patient alone.
The new facility has been put in place in view of the widespread complaints from the bystanders. The facility is already available in the casualty wing. Earlier, there had been a facility to bring the results to the lab using around 40 lab technician trainees.
The High-tech facility was introduced following the joint efforts of Medical Superintendent Dr M S Sharmmad and Deputy Superintendent Santhosh Kumar. New software was installed and networking was done in the medical college. Now, a new app is being developed to bring the results in the phone of the respective doctors. More labs will be linked with the network to reduce the stress of the bystanders.