NEW DELHI : WithDelhi and Tamil Nadu planning to issue digital health IDs so that residents can access their health records from just about anywhere, the focus should be on ensuring privacy and interoperability, said experts.
The idea to use the power of cloud computing to create a secure digital health ID is good in principle, they added. The initiative by the state governments is in line with the National Health Policy (NHP), 2017, which seeks to implement the National Health Stack, under the National Digital Health Blueprint, an action plan for implementing comprehensive and holistic digital health. “A health ID is the first step towards creating safer and efficient digital health records for you and your family.