AIIMS Rishikesh held for wrong HIV positive diagnosis, told to pay Rs 60K compensation
AIIMS Rishikesh was found guilty of medical negligence by a consumer commission.
The hospital incorrectly recorded a patient as HIV positive in its medical records.
Subsequent tests at other hospitals found the patient to be HIV negative.
The commission upheld a compensation of fifty thousand rupees and ten thousand rupees for costs.
AIIMS Rishikesh failed to provide an adequate explanation for the erroneous diagnosis.
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