Telangana Govt mulling introducing digitization of peoples' health profile
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced on Thursday that the state government will begin collecting data from four crore citizens within 30 days as part of the ‘Family Digital Health’ program, which would assist doctors in providing treatment and benefit patients as well.
Speaking after inaugurating Durgabai Deshmukh Cancer Centre here, he said the patient may not remember the treatment he received in the past or the doctors may not have the time to listen to the patients for long.
According to the PTI report, he said, "If a digital health profile is created and if the patient's previous history is available in a single click, the doctor would have some convenience with regard to the next treatment."
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The government is considering taking the 'family digital health card' to people within 30 days, he said. The other welfare schemes being availed by the beneficiaries would be linked to this.
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