News National Health Authority to set-up 100 microsites across India for digitised healthcare data While there might be benefits to digitising health records, it cannot be forgotten that it is also creating pools of very sensitive data. Where... Vallari SanzgiriJune 9, 2023
News RS Sharma, key person for Aadhaar and Co-WIN projects, steps down as Chief of National Health Authority of India Sharma's work primarily focused on providing IT solutions and implementation of digital governance projects in various sector Sarasvati NTFebruary 1, 2023
News Centre to repurpose CoWIN, Arogya Setu for other health purposes, says NHA Chief R S Sharma The Central Government is repurposing digital health platforms Arogya Setu and Co-WIN to address certain health issues in the country, said R S Sharma,... Akshit ChawlaSeptember 27, 2022
News Summary: How insurers could handle data related to PMJAY under NHA’s new data sharing guidelines The new guidelines by the National Health Authority (NHA) specify how health data will be processed, handled, and secured for PMJAY insurance schemes Anushka JainJuly 25, 2022
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 What questions did stakeholders have on the NHA’s proposed Drug Registry? Including how much drugs cost in the registry was something that came strongly recommended. Anushka JainApril 20, 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 Mandate Health IDs before rolling out data retention policy, Telemedicine Society of India tells NHA What safeguards are in place against breaches and how will misuse of health data be avoided, TSI-PGIMER asked in reverse. Anushka JainMarch 28, 2022
News IT for Change seeks safeguards for use of aggregated data, in submission on Health Data Retention Policy ITfC also sought more prudence in how anonymised data is used, changes in how health data is classified, and more. Anushka JainMarch 21, 2022
News FICCI cautions against violating consent of citizens in comments on Health Data Retention Policy The industry body also sought data access to insurance providers, blanket retention periods for all types of health data, and more. Anushka JainMarch 17, 2022