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Computerised registration of patients at CMCH

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COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Medical College Hospital has computerised registration of in-patients and out-patients in five of its wings.

According to the hospital officials, the irksome wait for someone to painstakingly write out the details and issue coupons is as good as over. The State Government's assistance of Rs.2.12 lakhs for computerisation will now ensure the maintaining of clear records that have no ambiguity caused by poor handwriting. Besides, patient details can also be had at the click of a button. Details such as patient name, age, address, in-patient or out-patient number, the type of disease and the nature of treatment and the duration will be fed into the system by six data entry operators appointed for this purpose. A tertiary level referral unit hospital, the CMCH serves poor patients from Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris districts..From writing out forms to nearly 5,000 out-patients a day that takes hours, the new system is expected to take only 30 seconds for each patient.

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