Articles 15th Jun 2026
Hospitals today do far more than deliver healthcare. They increasingly sit at the centre of complex data ecosystems that support patient care, interoperability, digital health infrastructure, and AI-enabled healthcare. The movement of patient data across multiple systems, providers and technologies is creating new challenges around accountability, cybersecurity, and patient trust.
In the article, 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 published on Lexology, our Partner Vinay Butani and Advocate Maleeha Azim, in collaboration with Professor Tufail Patankar, examine how the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025, interact with the realities of modern healthcare.
The article explores the evolving role of hospitals as data custodians and the governance challenges arising from interconnected healthcare ecosystems.
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