Andhra Pradesh gets first Digital Nerve Centre in Kuppam
Kuppam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the state's first Tata Digital Nerve Centre (DiNC) in Chittoor district on Thursday, which offers connected, continuous, proactive, and patient-centric healthcare to strengthen public health infrastructure.
Linked to 13 primary health centres (PHCs) and 92 village health centres, the Tata DiNC offers 12 primary healthcare services and digitalises patients' health records.
"Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the Tata Digital Nerve Centre, the first such facility established in Kuppam," a press release said.
The DiNC integrates healthcare facilities and resources across the constituency, improving care through digital tools and standardised health protocols, reports PTI.
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The initiative promises early diagnosis, personalised counselling, better coordination, improved patient convenience, lower costs, and virtual specialist access at PHCs.
In the first phase, DiNC services have been rolled out in Kuppam. They will be expanded across Chittoor district in the second phase and statewide in the third, the release added.
"In the second phase, we will integrate all PHCs across the Chittoor district. We will also sync Ayushman Bharat and NTR Vaidya Seva schemes with this initiative," Naidu said.
Ayushman Bharat, according to the NHA website, is an attempt to move from a sectoral and segmented approach of health service delivery to a comprehensive, need-based health care service.
NTR Vaidya Seva is the flagship health scheme of the state government, aimed at providing quality healthcare to the poor.
The TDP chief added that the government is working to extend quality healthcare services while digitising people's health records.
He asserted that the Kuppam DiNC will serve as a global model by incorporating cutting-edge technology, including Artificial Intelligence.
Naidu also directed officials to use technology to reduce healthcare costs.
He noted that the state spends Rs 19,000 crore annually on health and called for steps to bring this down through technology-driven solutions.
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