Over 14 Crore Health IDs Created In India Under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Govt

The government on Tuesday (14 December) said that over 14 crore health IDs have been created in the country under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) so far.

"As on 3 December 2021, 14,15,49,620 health IDs have been created in the country under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)," Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (AB-DM) aims to create an online platform enabling interoperability of health data within the health ecosystem to create longitudinal electronic health record of every citizen, make healthcare accessible for citizens including reducing the cost of care and enabling greater efficiencies in health service delivery, the minister said.

"The digital health ecosystem created by ABDM supports continuity of care across primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare in a seamless manner. It ensures availability of health care services through electronic means particularly in remote and rural areas where generally such specialist care may not be available," she added.

The minister further said that the ABDM also helps in cutting down the cost of healthcare as it reduces the need for repeated diagnostics through availability of longitudinal health records.

"Doctors, hospitals and others concerned can access the medical and other records of the individual only after consent for access is provided by the individual," the minister said.

Moreover, ABDM has been built on the principle of ‘privacy by design’ and federated architecture to facilitate secure data exchange between the intended stakeholders after the citizens’ consent, she added.