MoHFW updates on Digital Healthcare Platforms

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) vide notification dated August 01, 2023 has issued a following updates on Digital Healthcare Platforms-

1. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has been launched which aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country and create longitudinal Electronic Health Record for the citizen.
2. The National Health Authority has issued several guidelines and notifications to govern the conduct of digital health applications which are integrated with the ABDM ecosystem.
3. These include Health Data Management Policy, Data Privacy Policy & ABDM Health Records (PHR) Mobile App Privacy Policy which sets out the minimum standards for data privacy and protection.
4. NHA has also defined policies and procedures for authenticating digital healthcare applications which are part of the ABDM ecosystem. Through a Sandbox environment, applications are validated and integrated within the ABDM framework for facilitating wider use of digital health applications across the country.