PIB Analysis 30-12-22

Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)

The National Health Authority (NHA) is releasing the beta version of a lightweight, robust, and ABDM-compliant Hospital Management Information System (HMIS).
This HMIS solution is envisioned to provide a digital platform for healthcare providers, particularly focusing on private clinics and small health facilities.
NHA is the nodal agency for implementing Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) which aims to develop the backbone for the digital health infrastructure in India.
The HMIS can be accessed at https://docmitrabeta.abdm.gov.in/.

The beta version of this HMIS offers the following features:

ABDM compliant – Allows doctors to generate and fetch ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) for their patients.
Facility Management – Allows doctors to manage their calendar, appointments, and patient details in a single window.
Digital Services – Allows doctors to view previous health records and prescriptions for registered patients and take video consultations.
e-prescription Services – Generate and share digital standardized prescriptions using a range of parameters with options to modify/customize the prescription layout.

India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (#IndAusECTA) has come into effect from December 29, 2022.
The ECTA was signed on April 2, 2022, ratified on November 21, written notifications were exchanged on November 29 and after 30 days, the Agreement has come into force.
There is a lot of potential for exporting finished goods to Australia, since they are largely a raw material and intermediate producing country.
India will get cheaper raw materials which will not only make us more competitive globally but also enable us to serve Indian consumers better.
This will enable us to provide more quality goods at more affordable prices.
The Agreement will also eliminate Double taxation on IT services making India more competitive and profitable in IT sector.
It is estimated that an additional 10 lakh jobs would be created in India under ECTA.
India will benefit from preferential market access provided by Australia on 100% of its tariff lines, including all the labour-intensive sectors of export interest to India, such as Gems and Jewellery, Textiles, leather, footwear, furniture, food, and agricultural products, engineering products, medical devices and Automobiles.
On the other hand, India will be offering preferential access to Australia on over 70% of its tariff lines, including lines of export interest to Australia, which are primarily raw materials and intermediaries such as coal, mineral ores and wines.