chandigarh postgraduate institute of medical education and research pgis latest digital initiative of mobile phone sms facility to inform patients that their laboratory reports are ready is proving to be a major success with several patients reporting ease of access as well as significant savings of time said prof reena das head of haematology department and incharge of new opd sample collection centre pgi the services were started on february 24under this initiative which is aimed towards becoming a patientfriendly and digitallyconnected healthcare institution once the lab reports are ready all patients will receive a sms intimation on their registered mobile phones the sms will also contain a link to download the pdf file of the reportpreviously patients had to repeatedly check the status of their reports online or at various windows in the hospital as well as queue up to take printouts with the launch of this facility designed by the computer section of pgi in collaboration with cdacnoida patients will be informed at home can plan their next visit at leisure and easily access reports and take prints wherever they find convenientprof das said the usual reputation of government hospitals of being difficult to navigate and apathetic to patient convenience is no longer acceptable to the public and schemes such as this one are expected to be the norm in an increasingly digitallyconnected worldthrowing light on the future plans prof das said pgi is all set to launch its advanced hospital information system version 2 in the very near future and much further improvements can be expected in the field of healthcare delivery by amalgamating the best of medical acumen in the institute with the most advanced of digital information technology