Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP)

Q. What is the news?

The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare has launched the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP).

Q. What is Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP)? 

The new version of IHIP will house the data entry and management for India’s disease surveillance program.

• In addition to tracking 33 diseases now as compared to the earlier 18 diseases, it shall ensure near-real-time data in digital mode, having done away with the paper mode of working.

Q. What are its various functions? 

• IHIP will provide a health information system developed for real-time, case-based information, integrated analytics, advanced visualization capability.
• It will provide analyzed reports on mobile or other electronic devices. In addition, outbreak investigation activities can be initiated and monitored electronically.
• It can easily be integrated with another ongoing surveillance program while having the feature of the addition of special surveillance modules.

Q. What are its features?

• This is the world’s biggest online disease surveillance platform.
• It is in sync with the National Digital Health Mission and fully compatible with the other digital information systems presently being used in India.
• The refined IHIP with automated -data will help in a big way in real-time data collection, aggregation & further analysis of data that will aid and enable evidence-based policymaking.
• With IHIP, the collection of authentic data will become easy as it comes directly from the village/block level; the last mile from the country.
• With its implementation, we are fast marching towards AtmaNirbhar Bharat in healthcare through the use of technology.