AIIMS Rishikesh held for wrong HIV positive diagnosis, told to pay Rs 60K compensation

NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand state consumer commission on August 17 upheld an order holding AIIMS Rishikesh guilty of medical negligence after its medical records repeatedly recorded a patient as HIV positive, while subsequent tests found him HIV negative. The commission said the hospital failed to explain the HIV-positive entries in its records and upheld compensation of Rs 50,000 and litigation costs of Rs 10,000.What was the dispute over the patient's HIV diagnosis?According to the commission order, the complainant fell ill on July 12, 2014, and consulted a doctor on July 15. He was referred to a higher centre and was admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh the same day. He was discharged on July 16 after being recorded as HIV positive.