What is Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA)?

Nov. 27, 2023

The National Medical Commission (NMC) recently told medical colleges to implement the ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) ID registration system for patients seeking medical care in medical college hospitals.

About the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA):

ABHA is a randomly generated 14-digit number used for the purposes of uniquely identifying persons, authenticating them, and threading their health records (only with their informed consent) across multiple systems and stakeholders.
People can opt-in to create a digitally secure ABHA, which allows them to access and share their health data with participating healthcare providers and payers.
It helps citizens maintain their health records at one place.
It allows users, insurance companies, and hospitals to access health records digitally.
It will enable easy digital access to lab reports, prescriptions, consultation details, and diagnoses from verified doctors by presenting the Health ID.
In addition, it will digitally connect the hospitals across the country with each other.
Having an ABHA health ID card is not mandatory. People can choose to register for the facility or erase their information from the ABHA database if they want to opt out of this facility.