Question : Health IDs under Ayushman Bharat Health Account

(a) whether the Government proposes to issue Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) numbers also known as health IDs to newborn babies and young children so as to enable parents to track their children''s health records;

(b) whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory for all hospitals, public and private hospitals, to register new born for a unique Health IDs and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of Health IDs generated so far in the country, State/UT-wise including district-wise data for Andhra Pradesh;

(d) whether the Government proposes to link these Health IDs to the larger scheme of providing a unique ID to each and every person in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to facilitate technological adoptions of the said Scheme in rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e): Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has been launched by the Government of India with aim to establish National Digital Health ecosystem by creating an online platform, enabling interoperability of health data so as to create longitudinal electronic health record(EHR) of citizens.

Three key registries of ABDM namely ABHA number/Health ID, Health Professional Registry (HPR), Health Facility Registry (HFR) and digital infrastructure for data exchange is created to enable data interoperability across digital health platforms.
Creation of ABHA number is voluntary. Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) can be generated for citizens of all age-groups, post a KYC verification. Till 15thJuly 2022, a total of 22,97,64,327 ABHA numbers have been created. State wise ABHA number creation is attached as Annexure – A. Andhra Pradesh’s district wise ABHA number creation is attached as Annexure – B.

ABHA number can be populated across existing digital health interventions to create longitudinal EHR of the citizen.

Inclusion is one of the core design principles for all ABDM building blocks. For citizens who require assistance for creation of ABHAs, assisted modes have been rolled out. Further, offline ABHA generation module has been rolled out in rural areas wherein interconnectivity is limited or not available.

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