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As India gears up to roll out Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) across the country, states are not on the same page

States not on same page as govt gears up to roll out digital health mission

Tamil Nadu plans parallel programme with unique user IDs

Digital health mission not a click away, infra and privacy issues remain

Lack of clarity on data-sharing persists, Public health experts sceptic about the pilot that was run in six Union territories as benchmark for national roll-out

Digital health ID concerns

The idea is good but govt must address privacy issues

No privacy concerns with health ID, patient consent must: R S Sharma

"The health ID will become popular not because it is compulsory or not but because it will offer huge facilities. The systems will be interoperable", says Sharma

PM Narendra Modi launches health ID, digital record for citizens

Experts flag privacy concerns in absence of data protection law

Govt to launch special incentive scheme to support 75 start-ups

The government will soon launch a special incentive scheme to support 75 start-ups in areas of telemedicine, digital health and artificial intelligence

West Bengal govt to set up 15,000 telemedicine centres in two years

The state administration is collaborating with the 'National Digital Health Mission' for this purpose

Lupin to enter digital healthcare space; to provide platform for doctors

Lupin said it will enter the digital healthcare space in India with a focus to provide a digital therapeutics platform for doctors and patients.

Digital health mission faces privacy and infrastructure concerns

The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), as it is called, aims to provide people with a unique, digital health identifier, gathering all records in a unified system

Can the digital health ID programme help spur India's struggling economy?

India is Asia's third-largest economy but its total spending on health care is only about 3.5% of gross domestic product -- among the lowest rates in the world

Proposed health data policy puts question mark on privacy concerns

The propesed policy is built on the foundations of legislation that doesn't exist. It also seems to be more concerned about monetisation of such data, than with the protection of privacy

Digital health plan may make insurance products cheaper: Irdai member

Health insurance products calculated based on historical data will get better information, says T L Alamelu

Digitised health care

Draft policy is ambitious but raises privacy concerns

Delhi HC dismisses PIL for extending consultative process on NDHM policy

Delhi HC declined to entertain a PIL seeking extension of the consultation process on NDHM, saying if such procedural aspects are made complicated the government may not come out with policies

Towards a new India: New e-health database rolls out via pilot projects

Modi's Independence Day speech focused on areas such as health and infra for a self-reliant New India. The first of a three-part series looks at the implications of the proposed Digital Health Mission

Govt sets ball rolling on NDHM, comes out with draft policy on health data

The provisions of this policy shall apply to the entities involved in the NDHM and those who are a part of the NDHE

Unique ID, data privacy give strength to Centre's digital health mission

Digitised health records could help collate and analyse data in a more comprehensive and 'real time' manner for policymaking

Govt moots regulator, information exchanges for digital health data

The government released a draft Bill termed Digital Information Security in Healthcare Bill, which seeks to give powers to citizens about their health data and pushes for penalties on misuse