New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Hospitals have been asked to comply with uniform processes prescribed by the Union government for cardiology, pulmonology, dermatology and other treatments in a major push for standardising healthcare across the country.

The government has notified 157 standard treatment workflows (STWs) to be followed by doctors. The National Medical Commission has circulated the notice to hospitals and medical colleges to adopt the workflows, two health ministry officials said, declining to be identified.

In the absence of such medical protocols in India, healthcare professionals have relied on a mix of personal expertise and guidelines from bodies such as the National Medical Commission and the Indian Council of Medical Researc...