Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- An internal audit report of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) during the 2019-2022 period has uncovered poor record management in its cardiology and paediatrics departments, leading to financial discrepancies and incorrect database entries.

Despite the hospital's efforts to digitise services through its Digi Seva and HIS 2.0 initiatives, the audit has highlighted serious shortcomings in manual record-keeping through physical registers.

The audit was conducted by PGIMER's internal audit cell for financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22, selecting departments based on their size and budget, and reviewing the accuracy of transactions and reports in accordance with budget provi...