India’s health sector is building an interconnected, patient-centric model with GenAI solutions – ET HealthWorld

India’s health sector is building an interconnected, patient-centric model with GenAI solutions – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Mohit Sood, Regional Managing Principal at ZS, interacted with ETHealthworld‘s Prabhat Prakash about how India is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and GenAI to address gaps in health delivery. He emphasiz=sed the need for a robust digital solution and a connected data ecosystem with AI to enhance healthcare accessibility and equity. Below are edited excerpts … Read more

Digital health mission: Indore tops in issuing e-health IDs – ET HealthWorld

Digital health mission: Indore tops in issuing e-health IDs – ET HealthWorld

INDORE: All districts in the state have failed to achieve target of making e-identity cards under round one of National Digital Health Mission till December 12, but Indore tops with around 65% achievement, shows record. The state health authorities have asked all districts to issue around 7,500 e-identity cards to residents under round 1 of … Read more

First step towards safer and efficient health records – ET HealthWorld

First step towards safer and efficient health records – ET HealthWorld

By Gaurav Gupta The world is undergoing a tremendous digital transformation, much accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, it contemplates providing a seamless flow of information through a digital healthcare infrastructure. It encompasses digital progress that can transform the way of healthcare outcome delivery. The recently launched Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission by the government … Read more

“Bringing stakeholders of health provisioning on one platform can make it UPI of health sector”: Dr Ram Sewak Sharma – ET HealthWorld

“Bringing stakeholders of health provisioning on one platform can make it UPI of health sector”: Dr Ram Sewak Sharma – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Technological advancements made in the healthcare sector has made it more accessible and has enabled better treatment for patients. For further redemption of the economy, collaboration between the government and the industry is essential to achieve many more milestones in the health sector in future, informed experts participating at the 8th National forum … Read more

Explained: Creating your Digital Health ID card – ET HealthWorld

Explained: Creating your Digital Health ID card – ET HealthWorld

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to bring in a revolutionary change for the patients, doctors and Indian healthcare infrastructure with the introduction of digital health records. As part of the mission, Health ID is the first initial step to create safe and efficient digital heath records … Read more

eSanjeevani telemedicine platform completes 1.2 crore consultations – ET HealthWorld

eSanjeevani telemedicine platform completes 1.2 crore consultations – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: National Telemedicine Service eSanjeevani completed 1.2 crore (120 lakh) consultations by daily serving around 90,000 patients across the country. It became the largest telemedicine service in the country as people turned to online consultations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Andhra Pradesh (37,04,258), Karnataka (22,57,994), Tamil Nadu (15,62,156) are amongst the leading states to provide … Read more

Regulation of mobile medical health applications in India

Regulation of mobile medical health applications in India

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, mHealth apps became the select delivery channel for contact tracing and symptom monitoring. By Sanjay Kumar Currently, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), under the Drugs & Cosmetics  (D&C) Act, 1940 and Medical Device Rules (MDR), is not regulating medical mobile apps that could be brought within the purview of … Read more

NDHM envisages to leverage digital technologies, ICT for last mile health care delivery, says Dr RS Sharma

NDHM envisages to leverage digital technologies, ICT for last mile health care delivery, says Dr RS Sharma

UHI is poised to make the healthcare service delivery landscape more competitive, reliable and accessible. “National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) has envisaged to leverage digital technologies and network of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in India to enable last mile health care delivery. Based on the same, it also envisages to build domain specific registries … Read more

NDHM will empower Indians by generating a unique health ID for every patient, says Dr. Sangita Reddy

NDHM will empower Indians by generating a unique health ID for every patient, says Dr. Sangita Reddy

India is emerging as the fastest growing digital economies in the world on the digital adoption index. National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) launched in August 2020 will empower Indians by generating a unique health ID linked with Aadhar for every patient, a health facility registry, a digital directory of doctors by the name digi-doctor, electronic … Read more