The Prime Minister launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
Details:
Under the mission, every citizen would get a digital health ID and their health records would be digitally protected.
It will also lead to creation of digital healthcare professionals and facilities registry.
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission would connect the digital health solutions of hospitals across the country with each other.
It will create a seamless online platform by providing a wide range of data, information, and infrastructure services while leveraging open, interoperable, standards-based digital systems.
Through the digital health ID, the patient himself and the doctor can also check old records if needed.
Envisaged benefits:
It is expected to bring about a revolutionary change in India’s health facilities.
The mission would not only make the processes of hospitals simplified but also increase ease of living.
This mission will play a big role in overcoming problems faced by the poor and middle class in the country in accessing treatment.
it will enable individuals to discover hospitals, laboratories and pharmacies across the country.
doctors and hospitals will be able to use this platform to provide remote health service.
it will tell you about doctors who are knowledgeable about a speciality; it will tell you who to reach out to; who is the nearest, where you can reach at the earliest.
