By The Hindu Bureau
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With steps under way to implement the Health Management Information System (HMIS) 3.0 in all government medical facilities, a core team to coordinate and monitor the State-wide rollout has been formed.
The team, chaired by the Mission Director of National Health Mission (NHM), Tamil Nadu, includes the Project Director of Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project, and the State Urban Health Manager of NHM.
According to the Health Department’s policy note 2025-2026, HMIS is a digital initiative aimed at streamlining healthcare data collection, analysis, and reporting. It integrates various public health programmes, hospital records, and patient care data to improve decision-making and service delivery.
The State is currently transitioning from HMIS 2.0 to HMIS 3.0, developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The pilot run has been completed in a number of facilities, including government medical college hospitals, government hospitals, and primary health centres.
The C-DAC was engaged for its implementation, on a trial basis, at the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital and other government medical institutions in Poonamallee Health Unit District at a cost of ₹423.40 lakh, according to a Government Order.
Recently, a nod was given to implement the HMIS 3.0 application in all government medical facilities across the State at a cost of ₹1,846 lakh. Following this, a core team to monitor its implementation has been formed, with each member assigned specific roles.
Technical team
Apart from this, the directors of Medical Education and Research, Medical and Rural Health Services, and Public Health and Preventive Medicine will establish a technical team to oversee the real-time implementation, and also resolve technical issues during its rollout.
NHM will assign master trainers to provide training on the implementation of the application to all medical officers, staff nurse, lab technician, and pharmacists of medical college hospitals and government hospitals.
