Unhealthy data Governance

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 2 Context: The cowin portal came under criticism due to the absence of a privacy policy. Health data management policy: The national health authority (NHA) has released the health data management policy of the national digital health mission (NDHM) in the public domain for comments and feedback. The policy seeks to develop a national health information system, by facilitating the creation of unique health identification (UHID) for individuals and healthcare providers; and the collection, storage, processing and sharing of personal health information, as electronic health records (EHRS). Every individual’s UHID is linked to his or her EHR. While digitisation....Read More