NABH

National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)

The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is the leading accreditation and certification body in India serving over 13,000 hospitals. NABH has embarked on a mission to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies in healthcare and building a robust framework and accreditation support for healthcare providers in India.

NABH Hospital Digital Health Standards – Key Objectives

  • Support hospitals in India to adopt Digital Health tools to enhance patient care, improve access & make healthcare more affordable
  • Provide a structured roadmap to hospitals in India in adopting ABDM platform and other digital health tools
  • Align the digital standards with the existing NABH standards ensuring better quality of care and patient safety
  • Create opportunity for NABH to get access to structured data for benchmarking and reporting on key performance indicators

Koita Foundation is supporting NABH in multiple digital health initiatives

  • Develop NABH Digital Health Standards – which will provide a structured roadmap to hospitals in adopting digital health tools and technologies by hospitals and healthcare providers
  • Create programs and capacity building tools for hospitals to comply with government of India’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) initiative
  • Support joint programs between QCI/NABH & NHA for ABDM roll-out e.g., HMIS Software validation
  • Create technology roadmap to enhance NABH core operations and end-user experience

Digital technologies is having a significant impact on healthcare globally. NABH aspires to play a key role in fostering the use of digital tools and technologies by hospitals and healthcare providers. Koita Foundation is an important partner in our digital health journey, and NABH has benefited immensely from the Foundation’s Digital Health knowledge and experience, as well as connectivity with technology experts and key stakeholders

Dr. Atul Mohan Kochhar

CEO – NABH