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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It will bridge the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of Healthcare ecosystem through digital highways.


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ABDM Components


ABHA Number

Your ABHA Number is a hassle-free method of accessing and sharing your health records digitally. It enables your interaction with participating healthcare providers, and allows you to receive your digital lab reports, prescriptions and diagnosis seamlessly from verified healthcare professionals and health service providers

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Health Facility Registry

Health Facility Registry is a comprehensive repository of all the health facilities of the country across different systems of medicine. It includes both public and private health facilities including hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories and imaging centers, pharmacies, etc.

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ABHA App

A personal health record, or PHR, is an electronic application through which patients can maintain and manage their health information (and that of others for whom they are authorized) in a private, secure, and confidential environment.

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Healthcare Professionals Registry

Healthcare Professionals Registry is a comprehensive repository of all healthcare professionals involved in delivery of healthcare services across both modern and traditional systems of medicine.

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Unified Health Interface (UHI)

UHI is envisioned as an open protocol for various digital health services. UHI Network will be an open network of End User Applications (EUAs) and participating Health Service Provider (HSP) applications. UHI will enable a wide variety of digital health services between patients and health service providers (HSPs) including appointment booking, teleconsultation, service discovery, and others.

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

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November 23,2021

Consultation Paper on Proposed Health Data Retention Policy

The purpose of formulation and implementation of a Health Data Retention Guideline/Policy1 for India is to ensure uniformity in a manner, which ensures that every healthcare facility implements record retention and compliance with all applicable regulations / guidelines / laws in India.

July 23,2021

Consultation Paper on Unified Health Interface (UHI)

The National Health Authority (NHA), on 23.07.2021 published a consultation paper to invite comments on the design and functionality of the Unified Health Interface (UHI). UHI is proposed to be a foundational layer of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission(ABDM) and is envisioned to expand interoperability of health services in India through open protocols.

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March 16, 2022

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) orientation held for Joint Directors/ Directors of State to provide in-depth knowledge of ABDM building blocks and the way forward

The National Health Authority (NHA) conducted a two-day orientation workshop of Joint Directors/Directors at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay on March 10 and 11.

February 26, 2022

Cabinet approves implementation of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with a budget of Rs.1,600 crore for five years

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the national roll-out of Central Sector Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with a budget of Rs.1,600 crore for five years

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March 09, 2022

Why digital health business models are on the cusp of disrupting the healthcare sector

In the wake of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, we have all learned to live in an altered universe. Healthcare, in particular, has undergone irreversible changes. From drug discovery to patient care, new and strong business models powered by technology have started to emerge, leading to fundamental shifts in the entire healthcare delivery value chain.

March 08, 2022

ABDM will aid universal health coverage in accessible, affordable, timely manner: R S Sharma

Since its launch in August 2020, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has seen the creation of over 17 crore health IDs but has also faced scepticism due to concerns over security of sensitive personal health data.

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March 08, 2022

ABDM will aid universal health coverage in accessible, affordable, timely manner: R S Sharma

Since its launch in August 2020, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has seen the creation of over 17 crore health IDs but has also faced scepticism due to concerns over security of sensitive personal health data.

March 07, 2022

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission-Enabling digital health to leapfrog in India

He gave an overview of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) and explained about its building blocks. Talking about Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, Dr Sharma said, “The whole purpose of this mission is to ensure as to how we can leverage the information & communication technologies to deliver quality, accessible and ubiquitous health services

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    • 21,89,02,765

      ABHA Number Created

    • 53,269

      Health Facilities Registered

    • 11,677

      Doctors Registered

    • 4,61,033

      ABHA Mobile App downloads

    • 867

      Active Integrators

    • 39

      Successful Integrators


* as on 11/05/2022 11:00 AM
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ABDM Sandbox Integration


The Sandbox hosts the following digital building blocks that are useful for anyone
who wants to create software services and products integrated with ABDM services.

ABHA Number Service and APIs
Create a ABHA Number, integrate your software with the ABHA Number APIs

Consent Manager and Gateway
Register your software as a HIP or HIU and ensure you are able to correctly
link records, process consent requests


Sandbox PHR Mobile Application for Android
Use the application to manage your ABHA Number, view health records and manage consents

Health information User App
to create consent requests for a ABHA Number

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