Although the digitalization of healthcare comes with its own challenges, it is essential to make India future-ready and prepared for any disease outbreaks like Covid-19. Extensive use of technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Telemedicine is going to be indispensable for India to achieve United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
A data-driven health environment will be central to improving the timeliness of care for patients. A well-implemented digital ecosystem will be capable of anticipating patients’ needs, passively monitoring their care, and limiting the loss of economic productivity for them.
Digitally connecting all health stakeholders will weed out information disparities and loss of medical records. Availability of accurate health information will also ensure a secure flow of information between health providers leading to informed medical decisions at the point of care. Such an advanced data-based infrastructure stands to benefit patients by giving them a correct diagnosis and early detection. Therefore, bringing more trust and credibility to the healthcare system.