(Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)The launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) comes at a time when the country is reeling under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With its key building blocks or applications, HealthID, DigiDoctor, Health Facility Registry, Personal Health Records, Telemedicine, and e-Pharmacy, the mission will bring together disparate stakeholders and radically strengthen — and, thus change — India’s healthcare delivery landscape. Explained Ideas: How National Digital Health Mission will radically change India’s health delivery landscapeDigital interventions significantly enhance the outcomes of every health service delivery programme. Second, providing access to and sharing of personal health records is a prerogative of the HealthID holder. All the building blocks that require handling personal health records will be designed to comply with these laws and policies ab initio.

Source: Indian Express August 28, 2020 22:11 UTC