International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 1 6 2012 June 2 Health IT in Indian Healthcare System: A New Initiative 83 86 EN Mostafa M.Rady 1 Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, 63514-Fayoum, EGYPT Water Relations and Field Irrigation Dept. National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622 EGYPT MaybelleS. Gaballah 2 Murthy B.R.N. 1 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, INDIA Lewlyn L.R.Rodrigues 2 Anjaiah Devineni 3 Ipatova V.M. 1 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141700, RUSSIA Singh Shachi 1 Center for Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, INDIA Agbo G.A. 1 Faculty of Physical Sciences, Industrial Physics Department, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, NIGERIA Ibeh G.F. 2 Ekpe J.E. 3 Magarajan U. 1 School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University, Vellore– 632 014, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Thundilkaruppa RajR. 2 Elango T. 3 Khani Hamid 1 Sama Technical and Vocational Training College, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr Branch, Qaemshahr, IRAN YazdaniQanbar Ali 2 Department of Accounting, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, IRAN Nasiripour A. 1 Department of Health Services Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Afshar KazemiM. 2 Department of Industrial Management, Tehran markaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Izadi A. 3 Department of Health Services Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Idris M.A. 1 Idris O.F. and Sabahelkhier M.K.Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Dongola, SUDAN O.F. Idris 2 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and technology EL-Neelain University, SUDAN Sabahelkhier M.K. 3 Raval A.A. 1 Department of Microbiology, Arts, Science and Commerce College, Kamrej Cross Roads, Surat, INDIA Desai P.B. 2 Dept. of Microbiology, Shree Ramkrishna Inst. of Applied Sciences, MTB College Campus, Athwalines, Surat, INDIA Parihar S.S. 1 Department of life sciences, ITM University Gwalior, MP, INDIA Kumar Ajit 2 Centre for Biotechnology, MD University, Rohtak, Haryana, INDIA Kumar Ajay 3 College of life sciences (CHRI), Gwalior, MP, INDIA Gupta R.N. 4 Department of P.G. Studies and Research Chemistry, Govt. S.L.P. College, Gwalior, MP, INDIA Pathak Manoj 5 Shrivastav Archana 6 Pandey A.C 7 Bhise R.M. 1 Dept of Chemical Enggineering TKIET,Warananagar, Kolhapur, MS, INDIA Patil A.A. 2 Raskar A.R. 3 Patil P.J. 4 Deshpande D.P. 5 Agrawal Priyanka 1 Department of physics, B. S. A. College, Mathura 281004, INDIA Rathi S.K. 2 Department of physics, B.S.A.C.E.T., Mathura 281004, INDIA Verma A.S. 3 Department of physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, INDIA Nimawat Dheeraj 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Singhania University, Pacheri Bari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, INDIA Namdev Vishal 2 Government Engineering College Jhalawar, Rajasthan, INDIA Sharma Kalpa 1 Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, INDIA > Review Paper 2012 2 22 2012 June 2 The purpose of this paper is to assess the current status of information system specifically in the areas of health sector, role ofhealth information technology (HIT) and its importance in improving the delivery of health care services; to assess the challenges/issues faced and future recommendation to improve the status of health IT in India. Secondary data is used. Various articles and research papers published in national and international journals are used. India is hub of IT and its use is increasing in health sector. Currently HIT is used through electronic health records (HER); telemedicine; digital health knowledge resource; hospital information management system; e-learning technologies, health informatics etc. Health Inter Network India project was designed to access the impact the IT in health. Various challenges and issues are involved with the use of information technology such as non availability of internet facility in all the geographical areas, absence of policy, guidelines and standards, lack of proper infrastructure and competent human resource. On the basis of the current status and challenges associated with Health IT, some recommendations are suggested such as formulation of policy, standards and guidelines to maintain the quality, improve the government funding to improve the current infrastructure, purchasing andinstalling technology and recruiting the competent staff or train existing health staff. Copyright@ International Science Community Association