Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Indian Healthtech Startups Use AI to Build Electronic Health Records
Imagine doctors and hospitals having digital files of your health information, that they can easily share and update.
This is what these healthtech companies are trying to build using AI.
They create tools that can listen to doctor-patient conversations, write down what's said, and help doctors ask the right questions.
While this is becoming more popular, many hospitals and rural areas still do not use these systems.
Despite government efforts to promote these systems, the use of electronic health records is still slow due to the need for better internet, trained staff, and the expense of updating old systems.
Indian healthtech startups are developing AI-powered tools to create electronic health records (EHRs).
EHRs aim to improve healthcare by making patient information accessible across different healthcare providers.
Companies like Qure.ai use AI to transcribe conversations and improve diagnoses.
Eka.care is focusing on rural areas with tools that work even with low internet connectivity.
Adoption of EHRs is slow due to lack of infrastructure and cautious investor sentiment.
- Who
- Indian healthtech startups such as Qure.ai and Eka.care.
- What
- Are using AI to develop electronic health records (EHRs).
- When
- Adoption has picked up since 2017, but still lags.
- Where
- India, with a focus on rural areas for some companies.
- Why
- To improve healthcare by creating accessible and interoperable patient records.
- Companies Involved
- Qure.ai, Jivi.ai, Tulu Health, HealthPlix, Eka.care, Primera Medical Technologies, KareXpert
- EHR Adoption
- Currently slow, with around 57% of India's population participating in the ABDM ecosystem.
- ABDM Accounts
- 804 million
- Records Linked to ABHA
- 714 million
- Qure.ai FY24 Revenue
- ₹140 crore
- Qure.ai FY24 Losses
- ₹48 crore
- Eka.care Valuation (2022)
- $49.8 million