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   <li><em>Online availability of  Electronic Health Record of ESI Beneficiaries</em> (Insured Persons and their family members); Under &ldquo;[http://www.esic.in/webspace/web/guest/useful-info-details?lang=en_US&r=2 Project  Panchdeep]<sup class="reference">[[#ref1|[1]]]</sup>&rdquo;,  the ESI Corporation has undertaken the computerization of its core activities  and its records. The health records of the ESI Beneficiaries (Insured Persons  covered under the ESI Act and their family members), are being preserved in  electronic form. Now, these health records will be made available to the  insured persons &amp; his/her family members on-line. The records will also  include laboratory reports in digital form and there will be no need to visit  the hospital for getting the required information.  </li>
 
   <li><em>Online availability of  Electronic Health Record of ESI Beneficiaries</em> (Insured Persons and their family members); Under &ldquo;[http://www.esic.in/webspace/web/guest/useful-info-details?lang=en_US&r=2 Project  Panchdeep]<sup class="reference">[[#ref1|[1]]]</sup>&rdquo;,  the ESI Corporation has undertaken the computerization of its core activities  and its records. The health records of the ESI Beneficiaries (Insured Persons  covered under the ESI Act and their family members), are being preserved in  electronic form. Now, these health records will be made available to the  insured persons &amp; his/her family members on-line. The records will also  include laboratory reports in digital form and there will be no need to visit  the hospital for getting the required information.  </li>
 
   <li><em>Special cleanliness drive as  part of Swachh Bharat Mission: </em>eg.Paper rolls will  be used on the examination bed in the doctors&rsquo; chambers, all the ESIC Hospitals  have been directed to complete white-washing, painting of the building along  with minor repair, cleaning of toilets etc. </li>
 
   <li><em>Special cleanliness drive as  part of Swachh Bharat Mission: </em>eg.Paper rolls will  be used on the examination bed in the doctors&rsquo; chambers, all the ESIC Hospitals  have been directed to complete white-washing, painting of the building along  with minor repair, cleaning of toilets etc. </li>
   <li><em>Abhiyan Indradhanush (</em>Abhiyan  means campaign and Indradhanush means rainbow in Hindi)<em>:</em> Ensuring the change  of bedsheet every day according to VIBGYOR pattern during  the week i.e. bedsheets to be changed every day as per the colours of the  rainbow i.e. Sunday –Violet, Monday –Indigo, Tuesday –Blue, Wednesday –Green,  Thursday –Yellow, Friday –Orange and Saturday –Red. This scheme has started  from 20 July, 2015 in all ESIC Hospitals; </li>
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   <li><em>Abhiyan Indradhanush (</em>Abhiyan  means campaign and Indradhanush means rainbow in Hindi)<em>:</em> Ensuring the change  of bedsheet every day according to VIBGYOR pattern during  the week i.e. bedsheets to be changed every day as per the colours of the  rainbow i.e. Sunday - Violet, Monday - Indigo, Tuesday - Blue, Wednesday - Green,  Thursday - Yellow, Friday - Orange and Saturday - Red. This scheme has started  from 20 July, 2015 in all ESIC Hospitals; </li>
 
   <li><em>Medical Helpline No. 1800 11  3839 for emergency and seeking guidance from casualty/emergency of ESIC  Hospitals</em>:  From  20 July, 2015, the ESI Corporation has started a 24x7 Helpline No.1800 11 3839  for attending the calls of Insured Persons and their family members who wish to  seek advice and guidance from casualty/emergency of ESIC Hospitals. In case an  Insured Persons calls on 24x7 helpline functioning at ESIC Headquarters Office  and desires to have some medical advice in emergency from a doctor, this call  will be connected through conference from 24x7 helpline to the emergency of  ESIC Hospital of the concerned state and the doctor available in the  casualty/emergency will attend the call for needful. </li>
 
   <li><em>Medical Helpline No. 1800 11  3839 for emergency and seeking guidance from casualty/emergency of ESIC  Hospitals</em>:  From  20 July, 2015, the ESI Corporation has started a 24x7 Helpline No.1800 11 3839  for attending the calls of Insured Persons and their family members who wish to  seek advice and guidance from casualty/emergency of ESIC Hospitals. In case an  Insured Persons calls on 24x7 helpline functioning at ESIC Headquarters Office  and desires to have some medical advice in emergency from a doctor, this call  will be connected through conference from 24x7 helpline to the emergency of  ESIC Hospital of the concerned state and the doctor available in the  casualty/emergency will attend the call for needful. </li>
 
   <li><em>Special OPD for Sr. Citizens  and differently-abled persons in ESIC hospitals:</em> From  20 July, 2015, every hospital of ESIC will be operating Special OPD every day  in the afternoon from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for senior citizens/differently abled  patients.</li>
 
   <li><em>Special OPD for Sr. Citizens  and differently-abled persons in ESIC hospitals:</em> From  20 July, 2015, every hospital of ESIC will be operating Special OPD every day  in the afternoon from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for senior citizens/differently abled  patients.</li>

Revision as of 12:03, 28 July 2015

Employee State Insurance (ESI) is the first self-financing health insurance cum social security scheme launched for the working class (with monthly income below Rs.15000/-) in Independent India.  It is a social security provision made by the Government of India under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) to counterbalance or negate the physical or financial distress resulting from certain health related eventualities that the workers are generally exposed to, such as sickness, maternity, temporary or permanent disablement, occupational disease or death due to employment injury, resulting in loss of wages or earning capacity-total or partial. This social security programme is administered by an apex corporate body called the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) alongside various state governments.

To enhance the coverage and improvisation of health services of ESI Scheme, various initiatives are being taken. These Reforms are part of a series of “2nd Generation Reforms Agenda” named as ‘ESIC-2.0’ and was launched on 20 July 2015. It is going to be implemented within a stipulated time. Health Reforms Agenda of ESIC 2.0 include:


Other proposed reforms are

1. In order to provide hassle-free services to the stakeholders, ESIC is implementing an IT Roll Out plan named “Project Panchdeep” for which work has been entrusted to M/s WIPRO under BOOT (Build, Own, Operate and Transfer) model. Necessary hardware, software, networking would be provided by the vendor and the project would be completed within the specified time limit of 18 months at all locations.


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