Tech-enabled Healthcare system : 4 years in making ?

 Tech-enabled Healthcare system : 4 years in making ?

 

 

Context :

 

National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app    /  Current Affairs  /  25 May 2022

Extract :

 

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the National Health Authority has introduced a revised Ayushman Bharat Health Account, ABHA mobile application to manage health records.

The ABHA app has been updated with a new User Interface and new functions that allow users to view their health records at any time and from any location.

ABHA App Key Points:

 

·         Existing ABHA app users can also update to the most recent version of the app.

·         The ABHA mobile application allows users to create an ABHA address, which is a simple username that can be linked to the 14-digit ABHA number created at random.

·         Users can also link their health records created at an Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission-compliant health institution and access them on their smartphones using the mobile application.

·         After an individual’s approval, the programme also allows self-uploading of physical health records as well as exchange of digital health documents such as diagnostic reports, prescriptions, and CoWIN vaccination certificates

 

 

MY  TAKE :

Ø Modicare : A Game Changer…………………………. [ 01 Feb 2018 ]

 

Extract :

 

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 )

 

 

PROCESS  :

 

·         Beneficiary getting AYUSHMAN Card after authentication from nearest Health Centre

 

·         Beneficiary approaching any Registered Medical Practitioner ( RMP ) for ailment

 

·         RMP entering Diagnosis / Prescription in Mobile App ( or in Card using Card Reader )

 

·         Beneficiary presenting card at the premises of delivery of Medicines / Devices / Services as prescribed by RMP

 

·         Person delivering medicines / service , entering the details in Card and delivering service ( including no of items / unit price / GST etc )

 

·         Beneficiary “ sign off “ ( in Card ) for having received medicine / service

 

·         Person delivering service ( or medicine ) , uploading data on Central Server of Health Ministry

 

·         Health Ministry updating PATIENT HISTORY in the database and effecting DIGITAL PAYMENT to person delivering medicine / service [ DBT ]

 

·         There will be NO CASH TRANSFER to a beneficiary ( to avoid fraud / fake cases )

 

 

 

 

HOW  WILL THIS  BE  A  GAME  CHANGER  ?

 

·         If meticulously designed and aggressively / speedily implemented as outlined above , AYUSHMAN has the potential to,

 

    #   Save millions of premature deaths annually

 

    #   Save billions of man-hours lost due to preventable illnesses

 

    #   Bring down the cost of Healthcare / Medicines / Services

 

    #   Vastly improve the quality of life for 50 crore persons

 

    #   Invigorate many industries and generate huge employment

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  28 May 2022

 

Related Readings :

Ø Integration of Health Eco-System : An Important Step ……………………………..[ 12 Feb 2022 ]

Ø PAST BLOGS on HEALTH-CARE RECORDS / AYUSHMAN BHARAT MISSION [ 11 Nov 2021 ]