New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is successfully enabling faster OPD registration service for patients via the ‘Scan & Share’ functionality. The service, which was piloted from a single hospital in New Delhi in October 2022, has now been adopted in 200 plus health facilities across 18 states in India.
Within 75 days of its launch, the ‘Scan & Share’ service has already helped more than one lakh patients to save their time and efforts by enabling instant registration for OPD consultations. The states of Karnataka, Delhi, and UP are among the leading states which are using this facility for providing better service delivery to patients.
This service requires patients to simply scan the unique QR Code of the participating hospital or health facility, using any health application of their choice, such as ABHA, Arogya Setu, EkaCare, DRiefcase, Bajaj Health or PayTM, and share their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) profile. The patient’s demographic details like name, guardian’s name, age, gender, address, mobile number, and other important details from their ABHA is directly shared with the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) resulting in digital registration. The patient can then simply visit the counter to collect their outpatient slip and visit the doctor.
The process has also empowered the patient to register oneself, especially in the case of revisits without standing in long queues. This not only provides immediate and real benefits to patients but also encourages them to accept digital solutions to their health needs.
Talking about the service, Dr R S Sharma, CEO, NHA said, “Under ABDM, we’re building interoperability and promoting ease in healthcare delivery processes. The ‘Scan & Share’ functionality is one such feature that is helping thousands of patients in India on a daily basis. Our team is working closely with different hospitals across the country to implement this instant registration service. By simple interoperability between the user’s selected application and the HMIS at participating health facilities, both the hospitals and patients are able to benefit.”