Integration of Health Eco-System : An Important Step
Context :
Ayushman Bharat: Get your unique health ID via Arogya Setu app / HT / 12 Feb 2022
Extract :
The Union health ministry on Friday announced the integration of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) with the Aarogya Setu mobile application which will take the benefits of the 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number to the users of the app.
Integration with the Aarogya Setu app will amplify the benefits of the ABHA numbers, the ministry said. So far, 16.4 crore ABHA numbers have been generated under the ABDM.
“Under the ABDM, a user can :
# Generate their unique ABHA number.
# Use the ABHA number to link their existing and new medical records including
Ø Doctor prescriptions,
Ø Lab reports,
Ø Hospital records etc. and also
Ø Share these records with registered health professionals and health service providers
Ø and also access other digital health services whilst maintaining a common pool of medical history,”
- the ministry said in an official statement.
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Following the integration, more than 21.4 crore users of the Aarogya Setu app will be able to generate the ABHA numbers using the app.
“Aarogya Setu has played a pivotal role amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. This has resulted in a wide usage of the mobile application. As vaccination helps us fight this pandemic, it was essential to repurpose this widely used digital public good,” said NHA CEO RS Sharma.
“With the integration of Aarogya Setu with ABDM, we will now be able to make the benefits of ABDM available to the users of Aarogya Setu and enable them to join the digital health ecosystem, with their due consent.
Creation of ABHA is the start, and we would soon roll out the functionality to view your digital health records as well,” he added.
Ajay Prakash Sawhney, secretary to the Union ministry of electronics and information technology, said, “With ABHA, Aarogya Setu has enabled an important consent based option for the citizens which will help them access their personal health record and useful services from the national digital health system.”
The unique ABHA numbers can be generated using Aadhaar number and other basic identifiers such as name, date of birth, gender and address.
Users who do not wish to use the Aadhaar number can also make use of their driving license or mobile numbers, the ministry said.
MY TAKE :
3 D - Digital Delivery of Drugs ? …………………………..[ 11 Oct 2015 ]
Extract :
* Govt to upload a Mobile App ( DISPENSER ? ) on Health Ministry web site
* All doctors must download it , after proper registration / authentication
* App will get embedded with full details of that doctor who uses it
* Doctors to enter Patient Data in App / then enter prescribed Drug Details
* Doctor will SMS app data entered , to concerned patient's mobile
* Patient will SMS entered app data to mobile of Chemist of his choice
* Chemist will deliver the medicine to the patient with Bill Details in App
* Every action / transaction on App , will get automatically emailed to web Servers of,
# Health Ministry
# All India Medical Association
# All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD )
# Drug Controller General of India
Advantages :
* Jobs / business of Chemists / Druggists saved
* Great convenience for patients / no need to visit Drug Store
* No chance of Chemist " misinterpreting " doctor's handwriting !
* Full History of
# Each Patient ( great benefit to Prescribing doctors )
# Each Drug ( great benefit to Pharma Companies )
# Each Chemist Shop ( great benefit to Govt / AIOCD / Tax Dept )
# Each Doctor ( great interest to All India Medical Association )
Modicare : A Game Changer……………………………….. [ 01 Feb 2018 ]
Extract :
In his budget speech yesterday, Shri Jaitley announced launching of .
Ayushman Bharat [ National Health Protection Scheme ]
MY SUGGESTIONS :
The scheme must cover
# Supply of Medicines / Medical Devices ( both , preventive and curative )
# Delivery of Services ( Diagnostic / Nursing / Hospitalization )
# Pregnancy / Delivery related medicines / investigations / hospitalization
Prices for each / all of these must be fixed and published, not only on the web
site of the Health Ministry but at ALL places where medicines or services are
getting delivered
EACH ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBER TO BE ISSUED A “ AYUSHMAN CARD “ ( linked to Aadhar ID )
Ayushman card will have inbuilt memory capacity to store that person’s health data from “ Cradle to Grave “ ( Privacy advocate need not worry ! )
All the Health Data of all 50 crore beneficiaries to be stored on a Central Server for BIG DATA analysis , in order to “ Predict “ WHO might become susceptible to WHICH ailment and WHEN
As an alternative, a GPS enabled / NFC capable Smart Phone pre-loaded with AYUSHMAN MOBILE APP , could be considered to replace the card
Ayushman Eco System shall consist of :
# 50 crore poor beneficiaries
# All Medical Practitioners of India ( Allopathic - Ayurvedic – Homeopathic )
# All Medical Shops of India ( including E – Pharmacies )
# All Nursing Homes / Hospitals / Diagnostic Centres / Health Centres etc
# All Pharma Companies
# Health Ministry
# All India Medical Association
# All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD )
# Drug Controller General of India
# All Medical Colleges / Medical Research Centres
# Any other entity which I might have missed out
The Ayushman Eco System shall be built around the BLOCK-CHAIN technology , which will be the main operating system for implementation of the AYUSHMAN PROCESSES , described in my following earlier blogs ( sent as emails to Cabinet Ministers / Niti Aayog )
As to the relevance of BLOCKCHAIN technology to a Healthcare Eco-System , read :
Blockchain Technology Could Revolutionize Health Care
Consulting firm Deloitte believes that "blockchain technology has the potential to transform healthcare, placing the patient at the center of the healthcare ecosystem and increasing the security, privacy, and interoperability of health data."
Medicalchain, on the other hand, uses blockchain technology to store and share health records securely, allowing for easy and safe transfer of information between providers and patients.
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With Regards
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 13 Feb 2022
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