New Delhi: National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is building a comprehensive Digital Health Ecosystem for the country. Since its nationwide launch in September 2021, ABDM has achieved significant growth with over 23 crore ABHA 1.14 lakh health facilities registered in numbers (earlier known as Health IDs). Health facility registry (HFR), under 33 thousand healthcare professionals Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR), 6.6 lakh ABHA app downloads and 3.4 lakh health records of individuals linked to ABHA.
With more individuals, healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, paramedics and health facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, wellness centers, clinics, diagnostic labs, pharmacies joining ABDM, digitization of health records at their point of creation is now possible. For digitization of old health records, individuals can use the ABHA app or any other Personal Health Record (PHR) app to scan and save their records. By linking these digital records to their ABHA, individuals will be able to digitally connect with professionals and facilities and access quality and affordable health services regardless of geographical distance.
Acknowledging the cooperation and active involvement of the concerned States/UTs in carrying forward the mission and improving access and affordability of healthcare services, NHA will recognize the top performing States/UTs, districts and health facilities (public as well as private) for their contribution. Under ABDM. The highest contributing states/UTs, districts and health facilities during the 50-day period from August 1, 2022 to September 19, 2022 will be recognized during the first anniversary of the scheme under four categories as follows:
Series A: States/UTs having the highest number of ABHA(s) affiliated health records in the State/UT from August 1, 2022 to September 19, 2022 per one lakh population.
Series B: Districts with highest number of health records linked to ABHA(s) in the district from August 1, 2022 to September 19, 2022 per one lakh population.
Series C: States/UTs achieving highest percentage saturation of HFR and HPR registry population in private and public sectors by September 19, 2022.
Series D: Government and private sector facilities with the highest number of health records with ABHA(s) in the 50-day period from August 1, 2022 to September 19, 2022.
In addition to the above categories, NHA will recognize top performing ABDM integrators (Digital Health Solutions integrated with the scheme) based on the number of health records linked to ABHA numbers within a 50-day period from August 1, 2022 to September 19, 2022. Top performing integrators from government and public sector will be recognized in different categories.
