Grand Finale Overview
The NHA will hold the grand finale and showcase of the AB PM‑JAY auto‑adjudication hackathon on 8‑9 May 2026 at the A. V. Rama Rao Auditorium, IISc. The event is co‑organised with the IndiaAI Mission and IISc expert panels.
Key Developments
- Over 3,500 participants registered, reflecting strong interest from innovators, technologists and researchers.
- Keynote address by Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, followed by remarks from Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, NHA and Shri Ritwik Ranjanam Pandey, Principal Secretary, Karnataka.
- Finalist teams will demo AI/ML solutions for clinical document classification, compliance with STGs, radiology‑based validation and detection of forged or AI‑generated documents.
- Panel discussions on “Building AI for Indian Healthcare”, “Future of Claims Adjudication” and “Fraud, Waste and Abuse in the Era of AI”.
Important Facts
AB PM‑JAY processes nearly 40,000 claims daily across more than 1,900 treatment packages, making it one of the world’s largest publicly funded health assurance schemes. The hackathon’s showcase marks a milestone in expanding auto‑adjudication capabilities to a broader set of medical specialties.
The “Building AI for Indian Healthcare” session will align innovations with the ABDM, levera