Category: Healthcare Data Interoperability

FHIR and ABDM: Understanding Healthcare Data Interoperability Healthcare is becoming increasingly digital, but digitisation alone does not guarantee interoperability. A hospital may have an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, a diagnostic laboratory may operate a separate Laboratory Information System (LIS), a patient may use a Personal Health Record (PHR) application, and an insurance or telemedicine […]

India’s healthcare ecosystem is becoming increasingly digital. Hospitals are implementing HMIS and EMR systems, diagnostic laboratories are adopting LIMS platforms, clinics are moving to digital practice-management systems, and patients are increasingly interacting with healthcare services through mobile and web applications. But there is a fundamental problem with healthcare digitisation: Digital systems do not automatically mean […]

Healthcare is becoming increasingly digital. Hospitals use Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS). Diagnostic laboratories use Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). Doctors use digital consultation platforms. Patients access prescriptions, diagnostic reports and other health information through mobile applications. But digitizing healthcare data is only the first step. The bigger challenge is […]