Panel Discussion: Innovations, Challenges, and Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Sector

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Panelists in this video:
+ Anu Kumari, Project Director, eHealth Kerala, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala
+ Vikram Pagaria, Joint Director- Coordination, National Health Authority
+ Lily Prasad, Chief Technology Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
+ Jai Singh, Additional Director, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India
+ Prashant Rai, Senior Business Solutions Manager, SAS India

Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group

Key Highlights:
[1] Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group (Moderator):
+ ABHA can be the Aadhaar of tomorrow and states like Kerala which have successfully deployed digital initiatives in the healthcare sector can contribute with best practices.

[2] Anu Kumari, Project Director, eHealth Kerala, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of Kerala:
+ Around 4-5 years back we started eHealth project. We provided UHIDs to citizens which is integrated with their Aadhaar. Citizens can now get their checkups done, buy medicines from pharmacies, and get lab tests done through UHID in a completely paperless manner as the entire medical history of the patient can be accessed through the UHID.

[3] Vikram Pagaria, Joint Director – Coordination, National Health Authority:
+ This year we have an annual plan to cover around 60-70% population with digital health model ABHA. Also, we need to sensitise people and show them the value proposition of digitalization.

[4] Lily Prasad, CTO, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):
+ We designed an integrated dashboard so all the applications that we’re operating in silos can communicate to each other. This also helped state authorities improve their efficiencies.

[5] Jai Singh, Additional Director, ESIC, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt of India:
+ We were among the first organizations in India to implement digital transformation. We were also the first to implement biometric based authentication. Now we’re coming up with 5G enabled ambulances

[6] Prashant Rai, Senior Business Solutions Manager, SAS India:
+ There’s critical data being generated in the background when we implement digital initiatives in the healthcare area. This data gives us an inside view on potential health hazards among the demography. And, with proper analysis we’ll be able to identify health hazards and reinforce our system and capacity for it.