Electronic Health Records (EHR) and its Impact on Universal Health Coverage (UHC): Developing Suitable Models for India Based on Cross Country Analysis

The research objective was to divulge the concept of EHR / EMR inasmuch as the terms are commonly used in healthcare sector in non-OECD countries. The consolidation of multiple healthcare parameters in a unified digital platform results in availability of digitalized record-keeping of the key indicators. The inequality amongst countries are noteworthy and the research unveils the importance of having a comprehensive digital database. We have identified the key stakeholders who will get immensely benefitted by the effective implementation of EHR. Government, hospitals, health machinery, policy making mechanism, insurance companies are the beneficiaries to be mentioned. We analysed the major components of EHR adoption and differentiated the ICT tools and application between 1992 and 2015. We have subsequently developed a 3-D model to simplify the system of inputs and its linkage with outputs in case of key stakeholders. The entire exercise was performed by cross-country analysis where special emphasis was extended on developing nations especially BRICS countries.