New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to take time-bound measures to address deficiencies in ICU bed management and the implementation of the NextGen e-Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) across 38 government hospitals, after a surprise audit by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) found gaps in emergency response and hospital IT infrastructure.

A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora examined a detailed NIC audit report carried out between July 13 and 24 following the court's earlier concerns over inconsistencies in the use of the HMIS across Delhi hospitals. The audit examined whether ICU bed availability shown online matched the actual position, whether emer...