Question

    Consider the following statements about National

    Digital Health Mission (NDHM). 1. It is a voluntary healthcare program which connects doctors, hospitals and citizens. 2. It supports the aim of universal health coverage. 3. It would maintain the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) containing medical and treatment history from a single health facility. Which of the above statements are correct?
    A 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    It is a voluntary healthcare programme that aims to reduce the gap among stakeholders such as doctors, hospitals, citizens etc by connecting them in an integrated digital health infrastructure. Vision: To create a national digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage in an efficient, accessible, inclusive, affordable, timely and safe manner. Initially piloted in UTs. National Health Authority: attached office of MoHFW, will design, build, roll-out and implement the NDHM. Federated Architecture: The Government of India will own, operate and maintain the core building blocks of NDHM such as Health ID, Digi-Doctor and HFR. A federated model that factors regional, state-level and institution-level platforms and systems to function independently but in an interoperable manner.

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