Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission was launched by the Government of India in September 2021, with an aim to strengthen the accessibility and equity of health services, including continuum of care with citizen as the owner of hi/her data, in a holistic healthcare programme approach. It will leverage IT & associated technologies and support the existing health systems in a ‘citizen-centric’ approach

Key Components

• ABHA Number (earlier known as Health ID): Ayushman Bharat Health Account Number will standardize the process of identification of an individual across healthcare providers. It will be used for the purposes of uniquely identifying persons, authenticating them, and linking their health records.
• Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR): A comprehensive repository of all healthcare professionals involved in delivery of healthcare services across both modern and traditional systems of medicine.
• Health Facility Registry (HFR): A comprehensive repository of health facilities of the nation across different systems of medicine. It will include both public and private health facilities such as hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories and imaging centers, pharmacies, etc.
• ABHA App (Personal Health Records): It will be an electronic record of health-related information on an individual. The information will be under the control of the individual. It will enable an individual to manage information about his or her healthcare by managing the health data, lab reports, treatment details, etc.

Intended Benefits

• It will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of overall health services. Empower individuals with accurate information to enable informed decision making and increase accountability of healthcare providers.
• It will expand access to health services in India as patients have the option to access health services remotely through tele-consultation and e-pharmacy.
• Policy makers will have better access to data, enabling more informed decision making by the Government. Better quality of macro and micro-level data will enable advanced analytics, usage of health-biomarkers and better preventive healthcare.
• Access to authentic data will enable geography and demography-based monitoring of health.