Economic and Financial Concern of Digital Healthcare Systems for better Governance- An Indian Context

Abstract

"Digital Healthcare Systems bear great promise for better governance in healthcare sector in India. The age of Digitization brought many benefits to many sectors of administrative functions and healthcare remains one of the biggest beneficiaries. Simultaneously there are many issues of economic and financial nature that have emerged during successful implementation of digitization in healthcare. Issues that remain to be resolved are discussed in this research work and the promise that digitization brings for a credible governance of healthcare has also been explained in this work. After getting independence from an exploitative colonial rule India has come a long way to establish her presence in the global arena in terms of agriculture, industry, services and technology sectors. In this research work this long journey of development as a young nation has been refereed. Similarly the challenges that have been successfully faced have also been mentioned. The fact remains that economic and financial aspects being the prime areas of concerns in any developmental work need to need to be addressed properly. Here in this concept paper a detailed analysis has been presented to discover the paradigm of healthcare systems in India and systematic efforts by both public and private sector to resolve the issues in this particular paradigm. Nations change and so does their approach to development. But technology as a key driver in this development process brings many similarities across the world, hence in this paper, this immense applicability of cutting edge technologies that digital world offers to all has been duly acknowledged. India’s adoption and proper utilization of digital healthcare to resolve many issues of economic and financial concerns can throw light and inspire many other developing nations in the Indian subcontinent, has been justifiably presented in this research work, citing the limitations of the approach as"