The National Health Authority (NHA) has revised the draft Health Data Management (HDM) policy with the objective to protect individuals’ personal data. “It acts as a guidance document across the National Digital Health Ecosystem (NDHE) and sets out the minimum standard for data privacy protection that should be followed across the board in order to ensure compliance with relevant and applicable laws, rules and regulations," mentioned NHA in a statement.
The NDHE is based on the principle of federated architecture, which allows interoperability between independent and decentralized information systems, while enhancing the security and privacy of personal data of individuals.
The provisions of this Policy shall be applicable to all the entities and individuals who are part of the Ayushman Bharat ecosystem.
The key objective of HDM policy is to provide adequate guidance and to set out a framework for the secure processing of personal and sensitive personal data of individuals who are a part of the NDHE in compliance with all applicable laws. “To safeguard digital personal data within the ambit of the NDHE, including the Personal Health Identifier, the electronic health records and electronic medical records, by implementing adequate technical and organisational measures across the NDHE.