Quick OPD Registrations Via QR Code Now Possible Under Ayushman Bharat; How Does It Work

New Delhi: National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is conducting pilot for fast OPD registration service in new OPD block of Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and Smt. Sucheta Kripalani Hospital (SSKH) in New Delhi, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. Under this service, old and new patients will be able to register for OPD service at the hospital by simply scanning the QR code. After the scan, they will need to enter details like name, father’s name, age, gender, address, mobile number etc. with the hospital, reports ANI.Also Read – Arshdeep Singh shares first visual after Rohit Sharma-led Team India arrives in Australia for T20 WC; The IG story went viral

This helps reduce the time spent at the OPD registration counter, provides accurate data in the hospital records and most importantly, avoids waiting in long queues. The ministry said in a statement that the service is planned to be extended to other health facilities and departments soon. Also Read – Awful! Girl burnt in Jharkhand’s Dumka, accused arrested

How to register for OPD with QR code

1. Patients can scan the hospital’s unique QR code on their mobile phones (using phone camera/scanner/ABHA app/Arogya Setu app/or any other ABDM enabled app) and share their profile details with the hospital. O
2. Once the profile is shared, the hospital provides a token number (queue number).
3. The generated token is sent as a notification to the patient’s selected app and also displayed on the screen placed at the OPD registration counter for the patients’ convenience.
4. According to their token number, the patient can go to the registration counter and directly collect their outpatient slip (OP slip) for doctor consultation as their details are already present at the registration counter.
5. Additionally, to help patients, support staff are also posted to help them understand the steps and benefits of using this service.

Patients can keep their digital health records with Abha

The NHA team is also working on digitization of health records. The team is helping patients create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account or ABHA number which will help them digitize their health records. Also Read – Bigg Boss 16: Fans go bonkers as Archana Gautam tells Bigg Boss ‘Is baar maaf kiya’ using English, watch funny video

Dr. RS According to Sharma, direct profile sharing has also helped achieve a higher level of accuracy in patient records. That is why the NHA team is working to expand the facilities to other departments as well. Such services will also be extended to other health facilities like hospitals, clinics, diagnostic labs etc. to help patients save time and effort.

The collaborative efforts of the hospital management and ABDM team made QR code based OPD registration possible. Messaging and kiosks were also set up to reduce waiting time for patients. To help patients understand the new procedure better, support staff were also posted to help them.