ANSWER: Both a and b are the same
Explanation:
Kerala government has launched an e-health programme Jeevan Rekha to create electronic health records of the population in Thiruvananthapuram.
This is the first-of-its-kind initiative in India, rolled out on Jan 26, 2017.
The aim is to provide a centralised database of healthcare information and efficient health service delivery to the people.
The e-health system will help in creating a good hospital management system and patient-friendly atmosphere in hospitals.
Under the program, 7 out of 14 districts will be covered in the first phase.
Once data of a patient is centralised, it will help the person get continuous treatment at all hospitals in the state.
E-health was a revolutionary step in the health sector in the state.
The government is for bringing in an overall change in the health sector.
Diseases like cholera, malaria and filariasis, which were once eradicated are being reported from the state.
The new system would help in creating a good hospital management system and patient-friendly atmosphere in hospitals.
Once data of a patient is centralised, it would help the person get continuous treatment at all hospitals in the state.
It is one of the biggest achievements in the health sector.
It would be implemented in seven districts in the first phase.
The availability of digital data would provide a huge impetus to disease surveillance.
