News Life insurance co. wants access to health data under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission ICICI Lombard is one of the first life insurance companies to submit to the government that insurers should have access to customers' health data Anushka JainJune 10, 2022
News Vaccination details of 1.5 crore Tamil Nadu citizens published online “accidentally”, says government official Although the list was removed from the website, it is possible that by that time copies of the list were already made. Anushka JainMay 9, 2022
News TLDR: MeitY, ABDM, Aadhaar, RS Sharma, Twitter, Elon Musk, Meta, Google, AI model Alkesh Kumar Sharma to serve as new MeitY secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma, who previously worked at the Cabinet Secretariat, has been appointed as secretary under... Karan HMMay 4, 2022
News Summary: How the NHA proposes to track drugs under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission The NHA has proposed to digitise information about drugs by relying on government welfare schemes and other databases. Anushka JainApril 7, 2022
News The Data Protection Bill 2021: A missed health opportunity Looking at the definition of health data, it is difficult to verify whether health IDs are covered by the Bill. Guest AuthorFebruary 22, 2022
News Clause 12 of the Data Protection Bill and Digital Healthcare: A case study In light of the state's emerging digital healthcare apparatus, how does Clause 12 alter the consent and purpose limitation model? Guest AuthorFebruary 21, 2022
News Exclusive: Inside Telangana’s pilot project to digitise the health records of citizens Read the finer details of the state government's plan that is in line with the recent push for digitisation of healthcare in India. Anushka JainFebruary 9, 2022
News Include all healthcare organisations under the health data retention policy, recommends IFF IFF shared suggestions on the governance mechanism in the draft policy which was opened up to all stakeholders for comments. Anushka JainJanuary 7, 2022
News National Health Authority plans to incorporate nominee-based access to health data Instituting nominees for health data access in emergencies has been a demand raised in public consultations conducted by NHA Anushka JainDecember 7, 2021
News Summary: Draft Health Data Retention Policy The proposed policy framework specifies retention timelines with separate rules for pseudonymised and anonymised data. Anushka JainNovember 29, 2021