AIIMS Delhi to be developed as model Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission facility, only e-prescriptions to be generated
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Centre plans to develop India’s premier hospital—All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi—as a model Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) facility where only e-prescriptions will be generated.
As part of the plan, the institute’s Endocrinology and Mother & Child Health Block may soon start with e-prescription to do away with the manual one. Also, patient’ Unique Health Identification Number (UHID) will be linked with Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Account (ABHA ID)—a 14-digit number that allows patients to access their health records, prescriptions, and consultation details across healthcare providers.
Also Read | Healthcare gets a push: ₹99,858 crore allocated, but still below 2% of budget AIIMS Delhi as a modern ABDM facility will be part of a nationwide digital health ecosystem, with all its medical staff registered under the Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR); along with 100% laboratory integration with the national digital health network. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, launched in Oct 2021, is the government scheme that aims to create a national digital health ecosystem.
The system aims to create transparency, bridging gaps and bringing equitable health services across the country. Also Read | Max Healthcare to invest ₹2,500 crore to develop hospitals in Lucknow A meeting was held in October last year to review the progress of AIIMS and Central government hospitals’ implementation of ABDM and its components.
NHA has been closely supporting the facilities for transforming AIIMS Delhi into Model ABDM facility under its 100 Model ABDM facility. “As a premier institution and an Institute of National Importance (INI), the continued commitment of
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