A Digital Healthcare Revolution with ICICI Digital Health Stack

Envisioning Healthcare Revolution

ICICI Foundation and Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on a digital health stack project towards advancing and strengthening healthcare. This ICICI Digital Health Stack (ICICI-DHS) will leverage technology and artificial intelligence and align with the frameworks of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). Starting with the state of Uttar Pradesh, this will be expanded to the public healthcare infrastructure in the country.

In September 2023, the MoU was signed by Prof. J Ramkumar, Acting Dean of Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur, and Mr. Sanjay Datta, President, ICICI Foundation in the presence of senior officials of ICICI and senior professors of IIT-K. This is a significant collaboration and initiative in the realm of building capacities in healthcare, our core focus of work.

Kickstarting ICICI DHS

This project was kickstarted in October 2024, and has achieved significant progress in the following months

Based on the need gap analysis on telemedicine services in Uttar Pradesh, the development of a telemedicine system was approved. The ICICI Digital Health Stack project began development of this system in January 2025, using building blocks from Digital Health Stack core components in alignment with the principles of ABDM. Additionally, a Health Information Exchange (HIE) framework was also developed that enables patients to share clinical information for research purposes. It was successfully piloted in 2 PHCs in Lucknow (April, 2025).

On June 20, 2025, ICICI Foundation and IIT Kanpur unveiled the key advancements in the project. Marking a significant milestone in their collaborative journey, ICICI-DHS Innovative Lab was inaugurated at IIT Kanpur campus by Mr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Chairman, ICICI Bank and Mr. Rakesh Jha, Executive Director, ICICI Bank.