India to set up e-health regulator

 04-Jun-14, The Hindu Business Line

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is looking at setting up a central authority to ensure healthcare providers - both institutional as well as individuals - comply with the electronic health record (EHR) guidelines.

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"We need to have an e-health authority which will be the regulator and which will see that EHR standards are being adhered to," Lov Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said. "We are hoping to achieve remote consultation, diagnosis and treatment through tele-medicine, facilitate collaboration and co-operation among healthcare providers."

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