New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) on Friday announced successful integration of eSanjeevani with its flagship scheme – Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
The integration will facilitate existing users of eSanjeevani, the telemedicine service of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), to create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) and use it to link and manage their existing health records like prescriptions, lab reports, etc.
The users would also be able to share their health records with doctors on eSanjeevani app, which will help in better clinical decision making and ensuring the continuum of care.
Chief Executive Officer of National Health Authority (NHA) R S Sharma said the ABDM aimed to build digital highways to bridge the gaps in existing digital health solutions and stakeholders in the country. “About 22 crore ABHA holders can link and store their health records created via eSanjeevani directly in the health lockers of their choice. The users can also share their previously linked health records with the doctors on eSanjeevani making the entire consultation process paper-less,” added Sharma.
Officials said that eSanjeevani service is available in two variants. The first one is eSanjeevani Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre (AB-HWC), which allows the Doctor-to-Doctor telemedicine service through which the beneficiaries visiting a HWC can virtually connect to doctors/specialists in the Hub that could be at tertiary healthcare facility/hospital/medical college.
The second version of eSanjeevani OPD is serving patients across the country, connecting them directly to doctors from the comforts of their homes. Both versions – eSanjeevani AB-HWC and eSanjeevani OPD have been integrated with ABDM platform.
The eSanjeevani telemedicine platform now joins other 40 digital health applications that have completed their ABDM integration. Together, these health tech services are building a robust, inter-operable and inclusive digital health ecosystem for the country.
