Digital Health for All
The Future of Well-being in India 1st Ed ( 2026).
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| Edition: | 1 | |
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| Copyright Year: | 2026 | |
| Details: | 360 pages | |
| ISBN: | 9789349433366 | |
| Binding Type: | Hardcover | |
| Epub ISBN: | 9789349433908 | |
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Digital Health for All: The Future of Well-being in India : Transforming Healthcare Through Technology, Policy & Innovation
Digital Health for All: The Future of Well-being in India is a comprehensive medical resource that explores how India’s rapidly evolving digital health ecosystem, shaped by the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), HealthTech startups, AI-driven tools, and new health data protection laws, is transforming the future of care. Spanning 39 chapters, the book provides a structured deep dive into how technology, policy, and health systems converge to shape the future of patient care, clinical practice, and public health.
Developed through multidisciplinary expertise, the book integrates perspectives from medicine, hospital administration, health technology, governance, and public health. Its evidence-based approach, supported by real-world applications, makes it an essential reference for clinicians, students, educators, policymakers, and HealthTech innovators.
Key Features
Offers authoritative, multi-stakeholder viewpoints from leading clinicians, academics, policymakers, bureaucrats, and HealthTech experts from India and abroad.
Provides an India-first global perspective situating digital health advancements within international best practices and emerging global trends.
Emphasizes equity, access, and social determinants of health while exploring real-world implementation challenges and successes.
Serves as a ready reference with an interdisciplinary, policy-to-practice orientation; ideal for health care professionals, learners, administrators, and decision-makers.
About the Authors
Dr. Amitesh Khare, MD, MBA, is a physician-entrepreneur and digital health innovator trained at AIIMS New Delhi and ISB Hyderabad. Founder of Amivya Health, he works across AI-driven healthcare, digital therapeutics, and population health initiatives.
Dr. Kanika Jain, MBBS, DNB, is Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Administration at AIIMS New Delhi, with expertise in healthcare quality, patient safety, infection control, and technology-enabled health systems.
Dr. Puneet Khanna, MD, is Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Critical Care at AIIMS New Delhi. He is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator with expertise in perioperative medicine, critical care, and translational research.
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Contents
Foreword
Preface
About the Book
Contributors
Part 1: Introduction
1. Digital Health Literacy 3
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
2. Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Health Care 8
Aashna P. Shah and Arjun K. Manrai
3. Medical Journalism in the Digital Era and Public Trust 22
Vikas Dandekar
Part 2: Hope
4. Smart Capsules and Smart Diagnoses: The AI Revolution with PillBot 27
Rakesh Kalapala
5. Digital Health Interoperability and Standards: Powering the Ayushman
Bharat Digital Mission
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
6. Digital Health in the Laboratory: Transforming Diagnostics and Pathology 45
Archana Lal Erdmann
7. Generative Artificial Intelligence: Introduction and Insights 57
Sandeep Kumar
8. Telemedicine Revolution: Connecting Patients Digitally 68
Krishnan Ganapathy
9. Drones in Digital Health 76
Sumit Aggarwal and Kuldeep Nigam
10. Digital Twin Technology in Health Care 85
Ashok Jhunjhunwala and M.A. Maluk Mohamed
11. Wearable Health Care Technologies 92
Arnab Ghosh, Aniket Kundu, and Rohit Srivastava
12. Digital Innovations in Imaging 106
Ankit Kandpal, Raufiya Jafari, Ganesh Kumar M, Amit Mehndiratta,
and Anup Singh
13. Smart Diagnostics in Primary Health: The Promise of Digital
Health in Kidney Care
Chinta Rama Krishna and Bogdan Milojkovic
14. Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, and
homeopathy (AYUSH) Grid: Pioneering Digital Transformation in
Traditional Health Care
Saketh Ram Thrigulla
15. Digital Therapeutics: Progress and Integration in Modern Health Care 142
Arbinder Kumar Singal, Archana Munje, and Vineet Nair
16. Telestroke 155
Meena Chandu, Ayush Agarwal, and M.V. Padma Srivastava
17. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: Leveraging
Digital Health for Equitable and Efficient Care Delivery 164
Yashika Chugh and Shankar Prinja
18. The Post-Pandemic Digital Health Landscape 183
Preeti Sudan
Part 3: Hype
19. Cybersecurity, Data Sovereignty, and Digital Risk in Health Care 189
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
20. Patient Engagement and Empowerment in Digital Health 193
Amitesh Khare and Prasad Balkundi
21. From Fragmentation to Integration: Navigating the Hospital
Management Information System (HMIS) Landscape in India 200
Angel Rajan Singh and Amitesh Khare
22. Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Using Digital Health Technology in
Biomedical and Health Research 208
Dileep G and Roli Mathur
23. Internet of Things in Health Care 214
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
24. Digital Health in Health Care Financing and Private Insurance:
Bridging Gaps for Universal Health Coverage 219
Sumana Arora
25. Blockchain Technology in Health Care 227
Ashu Swami
Part 4: Promise
26. A Digital-First Medical University: Vision and Blueprint for Global
Medical Excellence Maddur Srinivas and Amitesh Khare
27. Transforming Critical Care Through Digital Health 247
Maheeja Maddi Reddy and Sandesh Kumar K J
28. Convergence of Pharma and Digital Health 252
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
29. Digital Health Marketing: Bridging Innovation and Accessibility in India 257
Sakshi Kathuria and Ajay K. Manrai
30. Digital Health and Patient Safety 266
Piyush Mathur and Eunie Yook
31. Digital Health: Chronic Disease Management 272
Avarna Agarwal and Sakir Ahmed
32. Behavioral Science and Digital Health 279
Rohit Verma and Ritika Tejwani
33. Clinical Decision Support Systems 290
Dharan Sankar Jaisankar and Ashish Atreja
34. The Journey of Marrow 298
Deepu Sebin
35. Oncology in the Digital Era: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data,
and Better Outcomes 302
Vaibhav Sahni, Deepak Saini, Priyadharshini Mari, Rohit Saini,
Rahul Kumar, Aswin Ravi, and Abhishek Shankar
36. Smart Scans: How Digital Tools Are Transforming Dermatology 308
Sachin Gupta and Neena Khanna
37. DHARTI 360 Framework: An Integrated Digital Health Curriculum
for India 315
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
38. Green Digital Health and Sustainability 319
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
39. Global Regulatory Strategy for Digital Health 323
Amitesh Khare, Kanika Jain, and Puneet Khanna
Index
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