The flagships of healthcare initiatives for the Government of India are Ayushman Bharat, consisting of two major components: Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), providing health assurance, and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), creating the digital backbone for the country’s integrated health infrastructure.
The National Health Authority has, therefore, released official mobile applications with the aim of facilitating citizens ‘ access and management of services under these missions. For now, two major applications are at the forefront for the citizens: the ABHA App and the Ayushman App, also known as the PMJAY Beneficiary App.
ABHA App: Ayushman Bharat Health Account
The ABHA App, earlier known as the Health Records App, is the key application for citizens under ABDM.4 Its core function would be to create and manage the digital health record of an individual, thereby empowering the individual with ownership and control over his or her health data.
Key Features and Services of the ABHA App
- Creation of ABHA Address (Health ID)
o It facilitates the creation of one’s own unique, 14-digit Ayushman Bharat Health Account number and the easy-to-remember ABHA Address, such as username@abdm.
ABHA number is the identifier that links and threads the health records across the ABDM network to ensure that records are correctly attributed to the individual. - Health Record Management – Personal Health Records (PHR)
This application works as an electronic health locker to help connect, view, and manage one’s health record from different ABDM-compliant healthcare providers and facilities.
It provides access to digital health records, such as lab reports, prescriptions, discharge summaries, CoWIN vaccination certificates, and more. - Consent Management and Data Security
The consent-driven sharing of health records is a defining feature; the patients are always in charge of their data.
They can consent to and withdraw consent for sharing certain health records with registered doctors, health facilities, or health programs, for certain periods of time. They do this in order to ensure security, confidentiality, and privacy of personal health information. - KYC and Government Program Benefits
Users can link their 14-digit ABHA number and get KYC verified to access benefits arising out of the government health programs. - Rapid Registration
Ayushman App (PM-JAY Beneficiary App)
The Ayushman App is the official mobile application from the National Health Authority in relation to the beneficiary services for the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme, which is the world’s largest government-funded health assurance scheme.
Key Features and Services Offered by the Ayushman App
- Creation and Access to Ayushman Card
It will facilitate the beneficiaries in easily making and accessing their Ayushman Card. The beneficiaries can perform e-KYC using Aadhaar-based authentication, including Face Authentication in daylight, for verifying identity and completing the process for card generation. - Eligibility Check
Using this app, a prospective beneficiary can check the eligibility status to avail the AB-PMJAY scheme that provides ₹ 5,00,000 health cover per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to the eligible poor and vulnerable families as per the Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 criteria. - Family Management
This provides the facility to add new family members to an already existing family unit under the scheme. It also supports the option to redo the e-KYC in order to update personal details, like photo or address.20 - Scheme Information
The application acts as an information repository about the PM-JAY scheme, the advantages of cashless and paperless treatment available at empanelled public and private hospitals. - Download and Delivery
The beneficiaries can download their generated Ayushman Card directly from the application once it is approved by the competent authority.
Copyright and Ownership Description
Copyright Statement for Official Ayushman Bharat Digital Assets – Apps, Portals, and Content
The NHA is the apex body responsible for the implementation of both the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
All the official mobile applications, namely the ABHA App and Ayushman App, and all the content of their respective official websites and portals, namely abdm.gov.in and beneficiary.nha.gov.in, respectively, are the intellectual property of the National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Copyright Statement (Standard Policy)
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