The Indian healthcare sector is on the cusp of major transformation today with accessibility and affordability becoming major determinants of a sustainable healthcare care delivery model. 2019 ushered in a new era in the Indian healthcare as the year saw a series of policy measures which will bring tangible difference in enhancing and enriching healthcare in 2020 onwards. Mukul Kumar Mishra of Elets News Network (ENN) encapsulates major policy decisions which prove worth taking in coming years.
From National medical Commission to Fit India Movement and Scaling up Ayushman Bharat, the Government it seems is working on a mega plan to bring reform in the healthcare sector and several key decisions undertaken this year speaks volumes about its intent to make giant leap in the direction of universal health coverage.
Off-course, coming years will be ruled by technology including AI, and modern tools helping people to take charge of one’s own health, nonetheless policy measures will hold key in determining fate of overall evolved healthcare system.
“The future of Healthcare will be primarily driven by digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality. Digitization will bring increased efficiency and accessibility to healthcare services. AI has already become an intrinsic part of many Clinical decisions made by medical professionals. Data-based decisions help improve quality of care, clinician productivity and address the challenges in scaling healthcare delivery to rural areas and make a huge impact for the masses,” Dr Geetha Manjunath, CEO & CTO, NIRAMAI, believes.
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This story is from the January 2020 edition of eHEALTH.
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