Abstract:
E-health denote the use of information and communication technologies for the improvement of health and healthcare system. With the advancement of technologies and internet users are rapidly increasing daily, peoples are getting huge information via this channel apart from the conventional method like searching doctors, medicines, order online medicines and other health related information. This helps to make better informed and make take more responsibility towards own health. On the other side, the physicians also use this digital technology to maintain the patients' data base, communication, consultation and many more for the better connectivity. World Health Organization also thrust on the ehealth care system where countries adopt, plan and implement it for better clinical and healthcare system. Digital healthcare system is easy as compare to paper maintenance of record and provide more security with regard to confidentiality of data. The digital health advantages have a vision to deliver enhanced health outcomes in terms of access, affordable, quality and reducing the burden of disease and effectively monitor the health claims of the peoples all over the world and in India also. There are some loopholes of this digital healthcare system as a chance of data theft, leakage of confidential/ sensitive information, loss of yearly record of patients. The Information Technology Act, 2000 will deal with these kinds of cybercrimes and tries to secure the data and allied information which is significant for hospital and patient.
