Lok Sabha Question No. 1003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Digital Health Schemes/Programmes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1003 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## DIGITAL HEALTH SCHEM ES/PROGRAMMES

## 1003. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the digital programmes and schemes being implemented by the Government to improve the health services in the country during the last three years;
- (b) the details of th e digital schemes being implemented by the Government in health sector in order to provide prior appointment with the doctor, medical report and for consultation at single click; and
- (c)  the  names  of  digital  schemes/programmes  related to  health  sector  and the  objectives thereof along with the outcome of their implementation, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The National Health Policy, 2017 advocates extensive deployment of digital tools for improving the efficiency and outcome of the healthcare system. The policy aims integrated health information system which serves the needs of all stake - holders and focuses on improving the efficien cy, transparency, and citizen experience. The few of the digit programmes and schemes are as follows:
1. Mother  and  Child  Tracking  System  (MCTS)  /  Reproductive  and  Child  Health (RCH) Portal :A web - based tracking system t o facilitate timely delivery of heal thcare services to all the pregnant women, lactating mothers and children .
2. ANM Online Application (ANMOL) : A tablet based application allows ANMs to enter and update the service records of beneficiaries on real time basis .
3. Nikshay: A Web - based application for monitoring TB Patients .
4. Hospital Information System (HIS) : Application to facilitate workflow based hospital management for computerized registration and capturing EHR/ EMR of patients .
5. On line Registration System (ORS): To facilitate online registration, payment of fees and appointment, online diagnostic reports, enquiring availability of blood online .
6. Mera Aspataal (My hospital): IT based patient feedback system to collect information on patients' level of satisfaction.
7. Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP): Web - enabled real - time  electronic information system for monitoring of 33 epidemic prone diseases forpredicting early outbreaks with advanced GIS mapping .
8. Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Program (CPHC-NCD): Name based population  based  screening application  for 5  Non- Communicable  Diseases -Hypertension, Diabetes,  3 common cancer   (Oral, Breast and Cervical)
9. e- RaktKosh: Centralized Blood Bank Management System
- 10.Drugs  &  Vaccines  Distribution  Management  Syste m  (DVDMS) : a  web- based application  deals  with  purchase,  inventory  management  and  distribution  of  vari drugs, sutures and surgical items to various District Drug Warehouses of State s/ UTs
- 11.Tele - medicine  services  in  Health  &  Wellness Centres (HWCs): Under the ambit of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, MoHFW is setting up Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs) in States for providing preventive, promotive services and Tele - medicine consultation
- 12.National  Medical  College  Network  (NMCN) : Established  with  the  purpose  of eEducation and e - Healthcare  delivery,  wherein  50  Government  Medical  Colleges have been connected using NKN network.

Further, MoHFW has recent ly released National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB) as an architectural framework for all digital health initiatives in India.

- (b): The details of programs/schemes are  as below:
1. On line Registration System (ORS): To facilitate online registration, payment of fees and appointment, online diagnostic reports, enquiring availability of blood online e .
2. Hospital Information System (HIS): Application to facilitate workflow based hospital management for computerized registration and capturing EHR/ EMR of patients leadin to better delivery of services to patients and improvement in efficiency of health ities upto  PHC  level. States/UTs  are  supported  for  implementation  of  Hospital  Information System (HIS)
3. Tele - medicine  services  in  Health  &  Wellness Centres  (HWCs): Under the ambit of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, MoHFW is setting up Health & Wellness Centres (H WCs) in Stateswith  a  provision  of  Tele - consultation  with  Doctors  and  specialists  through eSanjeevani Tele - Medicine application.
- (c): Details have already been provided as in (a) above. The various initiatives aim ensuring service availability in r emote areas besides effective service delivery.