Delhi Cabinet has given its financial nod for ambitious “Health Information Management System (HIMS) project”.

HIMS health card

• Under the HIMS project, each citizen will be provided with a health card, that will act as a repository of their medical information.
• Using the health card, doctors would be able to see a patient’s medical history
• It will enable the patients to make appointments from home.

What data can be accessed?

Health card will be a unique health identifier for each individual using which everything, from the medical history of patients to appointment dates, can be accessed.

Who will be issued the card?

Citizens aged 1 to 18 years will get their health card linked to their parent’s health card, while new-borns (aged up to 1 year) will be linked to their mother’s health card.