Consultation Paper on Proposed Health Data Retention Policy - ABDM

Consultation Paper 04/2021

Consultation Paper

on

Proposed Health Data Retention Policy

9th Floor, Tower - 1

Jeevan Bharati Building,

Connaught Place

New Delhi - 110001

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Written Comments on the Consultation Paper are invited from the

stakeholders by 24th December 2021. Comments are to be preferably

posted electronically on the ABDM website via the form available at

. The comments

could also be sent to Shri Kiran Gopal Vaska, Joint Director

(Coordination), National Health Authority, on the email ID

abdm@.in. For any clarification/ information, he may be

contacted at Telephone No. 011-23468703

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

ABDM

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

API

Application Programming Interface

EHR

Electronic Health Records

EMR

Electronic Medical Records

HFR

Health Facility Registry

HID

Health ID

HIP

Health Information Provider

HIU

Heath Information User

HPR

Healthcare Professionals Registry

HRP

Healthcare Repository Provider

ICT

Information Communication & Technology

MoHFW

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

NABH

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers

NABL

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

NDHB

National Digital Health Blueprint

NDHE

National Digital Health Ecosystem

NHA

National Health Authority

NHP

National Health Policy

PHI

Personal Health Information

PHR

Personal Health Records

PII

Personally Identifiable Information

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 6

Chapter 1: Introduction and Background of the Consultation Paper ............................. 8

1.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 8

1.2 Objectives.................................................................................................................... 8

1.3 Scope of Consultation Paper ..................................................................................... 9

1.4 Consultation Process ..................................................................................................10

1.5 Evolution of ABDM ......................................................................................................10

1.6 Envisioned ABDM Architecture .................................................................................11

1.7 Pilot of ABDM Building Blocks ....................................................................................12

Chapter 2 ¨C Need for Health Data Retention Guideline/Policy ......................................15

2.1 Importance of Health Data Retention .....................................................................15

2.2 Existing Guidelines for Health Data Retention in India ............................................16

2.3 Relevance within ABDM ............................................................................................18

2.4 Key Issues for Consultation ........................................................................................20

Chapter 3 - Scope of the Health Data Retention Guideline/Policy................................21

3.1 Stakeholders ...............................................................................................................21

3.2 Key Issues for Consultation ........................................................................................22

Chapter 4 ¨C Key Elements for Health Data Retention ......................................................24

4.1 Retention Duration for Health Data ..........................................................................24

4.2 Storage and Maintenance of Health Data Retention ............................................25

4.3 Data Classification for Health Data ..........................................................................26

4.4 Anonymization and Pseudonymization ....................................................................30

4.5 Country Comparison on Data Retention .................................................................31

4.6 Use cases as per requirement of the health record in India ..................................36

4.7 Existing Implementation of Guidelines for Retention of Health Records in India ..36

4.8 Key Issues for Consultation ........................................................................................37

Chapter 5 - Proposed Approach for Health Data Retention Guideline/Policy .............39

5.1 Proposed Classification .............................................................................................39

5.2 Proposed Duration by Health Data Type .................................................................40

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5.3 Mode of Health Data Retention ...............................................................................40

5.4 Proposed Health Data Retention Governance Structure ......................................41

5.5 Key Issues for Consultation ........................................................................................41

Annexure ..............................................................................................................................42

List of Questions ................................................................................................................42

Disclaimer .............................................................................................................................44

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