Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT news for the week ending October 4: India's National Digital Health Mission, CIOs on telehealth apps, big tech eyes up health disparities, Apple Watch to monitor COVID-19 stress, Apple Watch fuelling unwarranted health fears? bundled iPads for nursing homes, family physicians and health IT, NHS's second attempt at COVID-19 tracing app
Privacy concerns as India pushes for digital health ID
Deccan Herald ~ Reuters ~ 22/09/2020
In a speech last month to mark Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), under which unique Health IDs will be created to hold digital health records of individuals.