#Opensource Healthcare Community for #DigitalHealth #Ecosystem [OpenHealthCODE]

Lab SIG - Interoperability Charter:  OpenHealthCODE  together with development sector partners and provider industry associations had convened the pan-India Provider Working Group [PWG] and published the PWG report in Q1 of 2021 ( http://openhealthcode.blogspot.com/2021/04/provider-working-group-final-report.html ). The Diagnostic Working Group was one of the 3 main Working Groups under PWG. The Diagnostic Working Group consultations clearly revealed that approaches to Laboratory Data Interoperability can be the first step in creating an open-source standards-based digital health assets for seeding India’s National Digital Health Ecosystem (NDHE). As a follow through on the Diagnostic Working Group proceedings referred above, Laboratory Special Interest Group (SIG) was constituted as a subset of the PWG’s Diagnostic Working Group, to continue work on the Laboratory Data Interoperability.  Interim Report: This is an interim report on the significant progress made by the La...

Lesson from the Covid19 Pandemic – Leveraging Telemedicine and Digital Health to offer 'Appropriate Care' in Rural India Download Here!   The Second Wave of Covid19, in a manner of speaking, was a ‘Baptism by fire’ for Public Health Governance in India. Besides streamlining of provisioning of material resources, one of the key lessons learnt in managing the crisis was clearly, that ‘Appropriate Care’ i.e. Triage was able to take care of about 80% of patients reporting Covid-like symptoms and allowing them to be treated with simple and minimal protocols, at home without overburdening Hospitals in the secondary and Tertiary care segment and thus ensuring better outcomes and better patient experience. Resources could remain available for suitable cases. Less could Indeed be more! Now that we see the disease making inroads into Rural India which is relatively poorly served in terms of first line of care, and anticipate larger numbers that need to be provided ‘Appropriate Care’ we n...

  National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations #NABH, Chapter 10, Information Management Systems [IMS] should now been seen in the light of the National Digital Health Blueprint #NDHB Standards Notified by Govt of India in Nov 2019.    OpenHealthCODE has done the mapping of the #NABH Chapter 10 IMS to #NDHB and the NDHB based Building blocks designed by AHD. Going forward this NABH-NDHB mapping will become a guiding light for NABH Auditors/Assessors evaluating the Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities from a IMS perspective. The same mapping can be extended to Joint Commission International [JCI] management of information [MOI]. NABH Chapter 10 to NDHB Mapping NABH Chapter 10 - Information Management Systems Requirements For More Information write to:  info@librasocial.org

Prologue DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM -  OpenHealthCODE  VISION Read the Provider Working Group - Final Report - Circulation Copy   Download Sample ePrescription in JSON Format Download Sample eEncounter in JSON Format Download Sample Diagnostic Template in JSON Format Provider Working Groups Concept Note Refer to Published Provider eObjects Over the years economists and leaderships around the world have learnt that economic growth that is gained through the hard work of a creative, healthy and productive working population; is easily lost through healthcare costs arising from disease burdens that come with ageing or other public health challenges; which could be endemic communicable, lifestyle related or pandemics as in the recent experience. This challenge becomes even more acute in the case of developing economies and economies with very young populations which will see longer life expectancies and higher healthcare burdens in the future. The Sustainable Development Goals ...

This document presents the design specifications for electronic claim  objects and associated standard processes for their exchange between  Payers and Providers, through a Health Claim Platform that was  recommended in the report “Common IT Infrastructure  for Health Insurance Claims management” by IRDA-NHA joint  working group.  The health claim platform is intended to improve current  claim processes, enforce transparency and facilitate on time provider  payments for Health insurance Claims in India. Usage of Standard  Electronic Claim related objects will facilitate auto adjudication of  claims by both Public and Private Health Insurance Payers with reduced  operational costs. eClaims Objects - Health Claims Platform Payer eObjects Specifications: eClaims Object, Claims Response etc. eDischarge Summary Object : Pick the eDischarge Object from Provider eObjects v2 Standard Value Sets for eClaims Objects Standard Value Sets for eD...

Digital Health 101 is a basic set of webinar recordings from AHD Academy.  Suitable for Doctors/Nurses/Clinicians, Public Health and Healthcare Managers, Government Administrators and Technologists interested in Digital Health. The Courses are spread across Basic, Specialist and Expert Levels.   It is a video based learning model and  It is free.   Disclaimer:   AHD Academy is a Library of Live Webinar Recordings from AHD on various Digital Health topics. It is opensource material meant for learning from experts at your own pace. This is Not an Academic Course material. Please do not confuse these webinar recordings with regular recognized courses run by universities/colleges. You may contact your College, University, Organization for  properly moderated  Lectures, Trainings, Courses  on Digital Health. Basic Course for Digital Health Enthusiasts: Suitable for Clinicians, Healthcare Managers, Govt Administrators and Technologists interested ...

Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator [SEA] OpenHealthCODE  is a a not for profit think tank working on NDHB Digital Health Standards for India. We run a Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator [SEA] for helping Indian HealthTech startups and vendors to implement Open Digital Health Standards that are applicable globally. #AtmaNirbharBharat #VocalForLocal SEA Silver Club Silver Club has implemented the Standards and achieved our  Stamp of Confidence . https://openhealthcode.blogspot.com/2021/07/stamp-of-confidence.html SEA implements the eObjects Interoperability framework. eObjects were first written by Prof Dennis Streveler and Dr Pankaj Gupta in a white paper in Nov 2018 that was published by Niti Aayog in the book  Health Systems for New India, Chapter 5 - Reimagining India's Digital Health Landscape Wiring the Indian Health Sector in Nov 2019. SEA Objectives SEA Cohort 1 SEA Cohort 2 In late October 2020, India's National Health Authority' Market ACCESS Program [MAP] put 1...