National e-Health Authority
(NeHA)
1)
National eHealth Authority (NeHA) is a new platform for centralizing
medical history of patients for easy access of hospitals and laboratories.
2)
The initiative will allow healthcare professionals access to
complete and accurate health history for better diagnosis and treatment without
compromising on patient confidentiality.
3)
What is the need for
such initiative?
i.
A major challenge faced by people is when they visit a healthcare
provider for examination and undergo some tests, and the care provider
initiates a treatment plan, they need to carry the whole history for their next
visit.
ii.
When the patient visit another healthcare provider, he/she is
likely to undergo the same process of repeating examination, testing and
treatment unless and until he carries around his medical records diligently
irrespective of its size or form.
iii.
The government too wants to create a platform for information
saving that will allow continuity of care.
4)
The initiative will help meet the challenges posed by the acute
shortage of physicians and quality paramedics.
Ø As per the government
data, there are seven doctors per 10,000 population, way below the WHO
recommendation of 23 per 10,000 population in rural areas.
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