| AB-PMJAY | Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana |
| AERB | Atomic Energy Regulatory Board |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| ASHA | Accredited Social Health Activist |
| AYUSH | Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Sikka, Homeopathy |
| BoCW | Building and other construction workers |
| CAPF | Central Armed Police Forces |
| CCIM | Central Council of Indian Medicine |
| CDAC | Centre for Development of Advanced Computing |
| CDS | Clinical decision support |
| CGHS | Central Government Health Scheme |
| CME | Continuing medical education |
| DGHS | Directorate General of Health Services |
| EHR | Electronic health record |
| EMR | Electronic medical record |
| ESIC | Employee State Insurance Corporation |
| FHIR-R4 | Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Release 4 |
| GCC | Government Cloud Computing |
| GIA | Grant-in-aid |
| GIS | Geographic information system |
| GoI | Government of India |
| HCP | Health Claims Platform |
| HIP | Health information provider – any entity that creates health information pertaining to a user and is ready to share it digitally with users by adopting to compliant software. |
| HIU | Health information user – any entity that intends to view health records of an individual, with their informed consent using compliant software. |
| IEC | Information, education and communication |
| IndEA | India Enterprise Architecture |
| IoT | Internet of things |
| IPD | In-patient department |
| IRDAI | Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India |
| ISO | International Organization of Standardization |
| IT | Information technology |
| JAM | Jan Dhan- AADHAR- Mobile Phone |
| JEA | Just-enough-administration |
| JIT | Just-in-time |
| KPI | Key performance indicator |
| KYC | Know Your Customer |
| LOINC | Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes |
| M-Card | Mobile card |
| MCI | Medical Council of India |
| MeitY | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| MoHFW | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| NCD | Non-communicable diseases |
| NDHB | National Digital Health Blueprint |
| NDHM | National Digital Health Mission |
| NeGD | National eGovernance Division |
| NHA | National Health Authority |
| NHP | National Health Policy |
| NHRR | National Health Resource Repository |
| NHS | National Health Stack |
| NIC | National Informatics Centre |
| NICSI | National Informatics Centre Services Inc. |
| NIKSHAY | National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme |
| NIN | National identification number |
| NMC | National Medical Commission |
| NQAS | National Quality Assurance Standards |
| OPD | Out-patient department |
| OT | Operation theatre |
| OTP | One-time password |
| PACS | Picture archiving and communication system |
| PHR | Personal Health Record |
| PNDT | Pre-natal diagnostic techniques |
| POC | Privacy Operations Centre |
| PTCA | Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| RCH | Reproductive and child health |
| ROHINI | Registry of hospitals in network of Insurers |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SNOMED-CT | Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine — Clinical Terms) |
| SOC | Security Operations Centre |
| TPAs | Third party administrator |
| UHC | Universal health coverage |
| UTs | Union Territory |
| VPC | Virtual Private Cloud |
| WCD | Women and Child Development |
