India’s vast linguistic diversity requires digital health systems to communicate with citizens in multiple languages, as hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken across the country, many people are still unable to use digital platforms that support only English or a few regional languages.
Voice-enabled AI to bridge language gaps
The Government officials asserted that the implementation of voice-assisted and multilingual AI systems can be very effective in lessening the gap created by language differences, since the users will be allowed to talk comfortably in their local dialect when using the health app or calling the helpline.
The use of such tools will not require any technical skills or specific language literacy as the users will be assisted throughout the process covering hospital registration, insurance claims, appointment bookings, and grievance filing.
BHASHINI’s role in Digital India
The BHASHINI platform which is a part of the Digital India initiative aims to offer open and scalable language technology solutions that can be adopted by government platforms.
The BHASHINI project, by offering speech recognition, text-to-speech and real-time translation, can facilitate digital services to be more inclusive and friendly to the users.
Technology designed around citizens
The officials were of the opinion that this method not only helps the technology to serve the people but also keeps the hassle of people conforming to the technology to a minimum.
To the frontline health workers, the multilingual AI tools could greatly ease the work of patient data entry, report writing, and communication with patients’ family members or referrals.
Reducing doctors’ documentation burden
This, in turn, would lead to less paperwork, faster processes, and more time for providing care to the patients.
Heavy workloads supervise the doctors and medical staff a lot of times, so they are burdened with documentation that occupies a great deal of their time.
AI-powered voice recognition can be a big help for doctors who prefer to record patient information by speaking instead of typing, thereby enhancing and making more agitated the process.
Strengthening digital health schemes
Also, there will be a better healthcare system that is more connected and efficient through the automatic generation of electronic health records.
While emphasizing the criticality of data security and privacy, officials have said that the AI-based medical solutions need to come with the mentioned attributes.
The partnership between the National Health Authority and the Digital India BHASHINI Division is anticipated to be a key factor in the progress of flagship schemes such as Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
The availability of multiple languages will enable the beneficiaries to comprehend easily their rights, hospital procedures, and claim processes.
Representatives from state governments expressed their eagerness to implement these solutions in the healthcare sector to reach out more effectively.
They mentioned that AI with multilingual support could be a great tool for states to connect with the poorer sections of the society and to promote government health schemes through better communication.
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