India Accelerates Digital Healthcare: NABH and Central Government Lead the Transformation in 2025

The NABH has introduced a dedicated digital health accreditation to evaluate hospitals based on their use of digital systems in:

• Patient care and safety
• Operational efficiency
• Data security and interoperability

As of late 2024, 100+ hospitals in India have already received this Digital Health Accreditation, marking a major milestone in India’s healthcare modernization.

Hospitals using advanced systems like EMR, telemedicine, and digital patient tracking are leading this accreditation wave.

The National Health Authority (NHA), under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, has partnered with the Quality Council of India (QCI) — NABH’s parent body — to evaluate and rate ABDM-compliant digital health solutions.

Key evaluation parameters include:

• Ease of use
• Security and interoperability
• Patient data integration
• Compliance with national health data standards

Goal: Build a seamless “digital health highway” connecting hospitals, patients, and healthcare providers.

The NABH launched the Digital Health Excellence Awards 2025 to honor hospitals achieving patient-centric innovation using technology such as:

• Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Telemedicine platforms
• Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)

These awards encourage hospitals to adopt advanced digital health models and raise the standard of patient care nationwide.

India’s digital health landscape has expanded rapidly under ABDM.

As of August 1, 2025:

• 79.75 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created.
• 65.34 crore electronic health records (EHRs) have been linked.

These figures reflect a strong national commitment to digitally connected and patient-centric healthcare.

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), through the National Health Mission (NHM), is actively supporting states and Union Territories to strengthen:

• Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS)
• Telemedicine and virtual consultation platforms
• Interoperable health data exchange systems

The focus: Empower every district hospital to function as a digitally-enabled health center.

Effective October 13, 2025, the Central Government revised package rates under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

While not directly digital, this move impacts the financial sustainability of NABH-accredited hospitals, enabling them to reinvest in advanced health IT infrastructure.

These initiatives together reflect India’s strong commitment to:

• Standardized digital healthcare practices
• Interconnected hospital systems
• Nationwide patient data interoperability

The collaboration between NABH, NHA, and MoHFW ensures that hospitals adopting digital tools are recognized, rewarded, and benchmarked for quality care.

Conclusion

India’s healthcare transformation is accelerating — driven by policy, accreditation, and innovation.

With NABH’s digital health accreditation and ABDM’s unified digital ecosystem, hospitals are entering an era of smarter, safer, and more transparent care delivery.

Nutryah stands aligned with this mission — empowering hospitals with NABH-ready, ABDM-compliant digital health solutions.