Health News Bulletin

The Government of India through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH & FW), in August 2013, approved and released the Standards for EHR Compliance and Healthcare IT, and has been driving healthcare facilities to comply with the HIT & EHR standards. Since 2013 the Government is ensuring the Standards are mandatory for all Government Initiatives. In March 2015 the formation of a regulatory Body NeHA (National eHealth Authority) was announced, to ensure adoption of HIT & EHR Standards by all Healthcare Providers.

22nd Dec 2015 at Bengaluru NIMHANS Speaking at the launch of Nimhans heritage museum in Bengaluru on Tuesday, President Mukherjee suggested the faculty to take up e-hospital management. "It is only appropriate that Nimhans, located in the IT city of Bengaluru, should adopt modern, computer-based hospital information systems to improve efficiencies in all its centres” "The use of information technology to invigorate health care delivery also helps in reducing costs, optimising resource management and minimising paper work. The e-hospital and e-project programmes taken up by Nimhans are, therefore, excellent initiatives, worthy of emulation by other institutions,"   he said.