Port Blair, Dec. 2: The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) was launched as a pilot in six UTs including Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 15.08.2020. The scheme was later extended to the entire country on 27.09.2021 and renamed as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). Under the scheme, more than 4 lakh Health IDs have been created in these islands. The Health IDs created under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission are now called Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA).
It has been decided to promote the use of ABHA for OPD registration of new and follow-up patients at GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair. The scan & share QR code solution of National Health Authority shall be adopted at the OPD Counter of GB Pant Hospital Port Blair to facilitate quick registration of the patients.
At present, manual entry of patient's demographics like Name, Age, Gender, Address and Mobile No is being done at the Registration Counter of GB Pant Hospital. This is a time consuming process, resulting in long queues for registration during the peak morning hours.
To mitigate this issue, a separate ABHA Counter has been setup at the OPD registration area of GB Pant Hospital. All new and follow-up patients visiting the OPD counter have been requested to carry their ABHA ID so that their demographic details can be scanned and printed on the OPD slip instead of manual entry. This will result in faster OPD registration.
Further, a QR Code Scan and Share Option is also available at the OPD entrance area of GB Pant Hospital which can be used by patients having any of the mentioned applications installed on their smart phone including ABHA app, Arogya Sethu, Paytm or eka.care available for IOS and Android. For more information, one may contact +919933262784.