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To overhaul healthcare services and enhance patient care in hospitals, the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) revealed that so far, 100 hospitals across India have received digital health certification.
A total of 300 hospitals had applied for the digital certification, which was introduced by NABH in 2023.
Speaking at the CII Hospital Tech 2024 summit, Rizwan Koita, chairperson of NABH, emphasised that the digital certification is designed to ensure best practices in healthcare through the use of technology.
"This initiative will streamline healthcare operations, ensuring that hospitals adhere to standardised, high-quality processes," he said, adding the certification is expected to improve patient outcomes by making complex clinical protocols easier to follow through automated systems that guide healthcare professionals at every stage of care.
The certification aims to overhaul healthcare practices by embedding software-driven protocols that standardise every step of patient care across hospital departments, including registration, ICU management, inpatient care, outpatient services, and emergency departments.
The accreditation involves self-evaluation followed by external assessment, resulting in platinum or gold-level certifications based on performance. The process involves evaluating hospitals across seven areas, including infrastructure, data security, information flow, and digital processes.
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