TY - GEN
T1 - A study on Electronic Health Records (EHR) in India
T2 - 4th International Conference on Computational Methods in Science and Technology, ICCMST 2024
AU - Bhargava, Misha
AU - Mahi, Samarjit
AU - Rao, Vidya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 the Author(s).
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - With its vast population and extensive healthcare requirements, India is moving toward digitalizing its health records. Safeguarding Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is crucial given the increase in security breaches and attacks, with India’s healthcare sector at the forefront. This study provides an overview of EHR security in India by exploring the EHR adoption rate in India and the barriers to its use. It focuses on the significant security challenges they bring, and the initiatives currently being implemented in India, such as the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) and the recently released National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) Digital Health Standards. Integrating Blockchain in current EHR systems to resolve the observed challenges is then explored. The findings of this study show the urgency of integrating emerging technologies such as blockchain which have the potential for patient-controlled data sharing and data immutability possibly within the framework of the ABDM. This study aims to serve as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, researchers and other regions seeking to understand and improve EHR security.
AB - With its vast population and extensive healthcare requirements, India is moving toward digitalizing its health records. Safeguarding Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is crucial given the increase in security breaches and attacks, with India’s healthcare sector at the forefront. This study provides an overview of EHR security in India by exploring the EHR adoption rate in India and the barriers to its use. It focuses on the significant security challenges they bring, and the initiatives currently being implemented in India, such as the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) and the recently released National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) Digital Health Standards. Integrating Blockchain in current EHR systems to resolve the observed challenges is then explored. The findings of this study show the urgency of integrating emerging technologies such as blockchain which have the potential for patient-controlled data sharing and data immutability possibly within the framework of the ABDM. This study aims to serve as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, researchers and other regions seeking to understand and improve EHR security.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85209196911
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U2 - 10.1201/9781003561651-43
DO - 10.1201/9781003561651-43
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85209196911
SN - 9781032911571
T3 - Computational Methods in Science and Technology - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computational Methods in Science and Technology, ICCMST 2024
SP - 302
EP - 309
BT - Computational Methods in Science and Technology - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computational Methods in Science and Technology, ICCMST 2024
A2 - Kaur, Sukhpreet
A2 - Kamboj, Sushil
A2 - Kumar, Manish
A2 - Dagur, Arvind
A2 - Shukla, Dhirendra Kumar
PB - CRC Press/Balkema
Y2 - 2 May 2024 through 3 May 2024
ER -