Pillars
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The Pillars of Transformation
Section titled “The Pillars of Transformation”The core vision is to provide the best possible healthcare to India’s vast population through two broad technical pillars:
- Electronic Health Records (EHR): A system that captures the complete patient journey—from hospital entry to exit.
- Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS): Actively assisting clinicians with real-time data, follow-up tracking, and predictive analytics.
The Hidden Cost of “Paper-on-Glass”
Section titled “The Hidden Cost of “Paper-on-Glass””A common misconception is that digitizing paper (into PDFs) is sufficient. KCDH challenged the audience to assess the long-term impact of this “unstructured” approach.
Figure: Live Sentiment: Participants overwhelmingly agree that sharing documents instead of structured data results in the loss of Computability and Reusability.
The consensus is clear: modern digital health requires a shift away from document-based exchange (CDA) toward Structured Data. Without structure, hospitals lose the ability to:
- Compute: Automated analysis and clinical triggers become impossible.
- Reuse: Data cannot be effortlessly integrated into longitudinal records or research registries.
- Preserve Meaning: Clinical nuances are often lost in translation or through OCR errors.