author(s)
Dr. Vijay Kr. Verma & Renu

abstract
The healthcare sector in India is undergoing a revolutionary transformation, in which information communications technology and digitalization have played a key role. This move of Digital India has reduced the gap between the government and the citizens to a great extent. It also contributed to providing adequate services directly to the beneficiaries in a transparent, efficient, and corruption-free manner. The Digital India program has brought about major changes in the healthcare sector in India. Today, telemedicine bridges the gap between healthcare professionals and patients living in remote areas, thereby providing timely consultation and reducing the financial and logistical burden associated with long-distance travel. Also, with the advancement of information technology tools, remote patient monitoring, home healthcare delivery, and mobile healthcare applications are also becoming popular and further evolving care towards advanced home healthcare services. Digital India is a flagship program of the Government of India aimed at transforming Initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, Ayushman Bharat Health Account, Covin App, Arogya Setu, e-Sanjeevani, e-Hospital, e-Registration have enabled healthcare facilities and services to reach every corner of India. Many Indian states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Rajasthan have made significant leaps towards launching digital health initiatives. These initiatives bridge the existing gap between various stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem through digital highways and create a national digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage in an efficient, accessible, comprehensive, affordable, timely and secure manner that provides a wide range of data, information and healthcare services while also ensuring security, privacy and protection of personal health information. This article will try to understand the digital transformation of public healthcare in India through various government policies and programs. Also, various challenges, problems and solutions related to the healthcare sector in India will be studied.


Key Word - Digitalization, Efficiency, India, Programme, Public Health, Transformation

doi
https://doi.org/10.61703/RE-ps-Vyt-710-24-4