Koita Foundation, Tata Memorial Center and National Cancer Grid - Partnership Objective
Cancer care is changing rapidly worldwide, and use of digital tools and technologies are playing a key role in driving this change – improving quality, access, and cost of care. Digital technologies are being used across the entire patient journey – screening, diagnostics, treatment, hospital care, home care and survivorship. It is imperative for India to have a strong focus on Digital Health to improve cancer care – make it more consistent, evidence based, accessible and affordable.
In 2022, Koita Foundation has partnered with Tata Memorial Center (TMC) and the National Cancer Grid (NCG) to establish the Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO), India’s first organisation dedicated to transforming cancer care in India using digital technology.
KCDO will focus on:
The vision of KCDO is closely aligned with NCG’s vision to deliver uniform cancer care, drive cancer research and reduce costs of cancer care across India.
MOU between National Cancer Grid, Tata Memorial Centre and Koita Foundation
August 2022
About the Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO)
The Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO – www.kcdo.in) helps NCG and NCG affiliated hospitals adopt digital health tools, drive collaboration and create digital transformation roadmaps, with the objective of improving the quality, affordability, accessibility and outcomes of cancer care to patients.
KCDO’s vision is to help NCG and NCG hospitals leverage Digital Health technologies to meaningfully improve cancer care across India. To achieve its vision, KCDO has a broad set of focus areas to help NCG, NCG Hospitals and other key ecosystem partners.
To learn more about KCDO and its focus on digital oncology, please visit www.kcdo.in.
Comprehensive EMR Requirements for Cancer Care
NCG-KCDO along with oncology and healthcare technology experts have published a comprehensive set of requirements for EMRs to meet the specialized needs of cancer care - NCG EMR requirements (NER). NER provides a critical foundation capability enabling standardization and integration with other solutions addressing the cancer care continuum. The NER 2.0 incorporating industry feedback was published in March 2023.
Koita Foundation Support
Key areas of collaboration with KCDO include: