National Health Claims Exchange — NHCX
Why in News?
The National Health Authority has been promoting adoption and interoperability of NHCX as part of India's digital health ecosystem.
What is NHCX?
National Health Claims Exchange is a digital public infrastructure designed to standardise and streamline health insurance claims processing.
Nodal Institution
National Health Authority (NHA)
Related Ecosystem
It operates within the broader framework of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
Objectives
- Standardise health claims
- Enable interoperability
- Reduce paperwork
- Reduce processing time
- Reduce administrative burden
- Improve transparency
- Facilitate communication between:
- Hospitals/providers
- Insurers/payers
- Government health schemes
Important Technology
NHCX promotes standardised exchange of health-claims information.
NHA is also working on conversion of insurance-plan information into standardised FHIR bundles to improve interoperability.
Prelims
NHCX → Health insurance claims + Digital Public Infrastructure + NHA + ABDM
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