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Irdai tonic for health insurance: A regulator for hospitals and doctors

By asking health insurers to access a national list of doctors, the regulator hopes to encourage them to offer more flexible policies outside of the hospital network

Karnataka excels under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Health Minister

Karnataka has ranked top in the registration of health professionals and stood second in the enrollment of health facilities in the entire country under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Saturday. The minister expressed his happiness over Karnataka's achievements in the health sector and said the state holds the first position with 28,643 doctors and nurses registered in the Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR). The HPR is a comprehensive repository of registered and verified practitioners delivering modern as well as traditional healthcare services across India. Karnataka has also secured the second position under the Health Facility Registry (HFR) and a total of 27,244 facilities have been registered, he said in a statement. The HFR is a comprehensive repository of health facilities of the country across modern and traditional systems of medicine. It includes both public and private health facilities including hospitals, .

AIIMS to boost use of Ayushman Bharat Health Account for OPD registrations

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences has decided to promote the use of Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) ID for Out-Patient Department registration of new and follow-up cases. According to an office memorandum issued on November 15 this will entail adoption of 'scan and share QR code' solution of the National Health Authority in all OPDs at AllMS so as to facilitate quick registration and provide a registration queue number to the patient on arrival. To facilitate the creation of ABHA ID for patients who do not have a smartphone, dedicated counters and kiosks shall be operated from at least 7 am to 10 pm to promote creation of ABHA IDs, it has been decided. This project will be piloted in the new Rajkumar Amritkaur OPD with effect from November 21 and shall be taken up in a mission mode with effect from January 1, 2023 across all OPDs of AIIMS New Delhi. "It has been noted that patients visiting AIIMS OPDs are standing in long queues for registration and a manual entry

Quick OPD registrations now possible under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

The National Health Authority under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is undertaking a pilot for faster OPD registration service at the new OPD block of two hospitals in New Delhi

Ayushman Bharat: Patients prefer private hospitals for govt schemes

Despite accounting for 46% of hospital empanelments, private hospitals accounted for 54 per cent of 38 million hospital admissions under AB-PMJAY

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission crosses 10 mn digitally linked records

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated that the country has achieved another milestone in its digital health journey

Mandaviya to inaugurate Arogya Manthan to mark 4 years of Ayushman Bharat

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate "Arogya Manthan 2022" to celebrate four years of the implementation of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)

Mandaviya to inaugurate Arogya Manthan to mark Ayushman Bharat anniversary

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate 'Arogya Manthan' -- a two-day event to celebrate four years of the implementation of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and one year of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission -- on September 25. The event will see active participation of global and national experts from the healthcare sector along with representatives from the academia, think-tanks, industry and the media, according to a health ministry statement. The health minister will interact with beneficiaries of AB-PMJAY from across the country on September 23. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, and Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog will grace the event, the statement stated. Senior Government officials from states and Union territories will also be present. The AB-PMJAY will complete four years of its implementation on September 23 and Ayushman

Transgender persons to get composite healthcare svcs under AB-PMJAY: Govt

Transgender persons will now get composite healthcare services under the Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY with a MoU being signed between the National Health Authority and the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday hailed the MoU as one of its kind in the country which will give impetus to ensuring rightful and respectable place for transgenders The MoU will extend all healthcare benefits to transgender persons (holding a transgender certificate issued by the National Portal for transgender persons) across the country, Mandaviya said. The ministry of social justice and empowerment (MOSJE) will fund Rs.5 lakh insurance cover per transgender beneficiary per annum. A comprehensive package is being prepared for transgender category including the existing AB PM-JAY packages and specific packages like Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) and treatment for transgenders, he said. They will be eligible to seek treatment in any of the AB PM-JAY ...

India to have 150,000 Ayushman Bharat health and wellness centres by Dec

A total of 150,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres will be available to serve the people by the end of December, Mansukh Mandaviya said in Rajya Sabha

Almost 23 crore Ayushman Bharat health accounts created so far, says govt

Almost 23 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) numbers, which are 14-digit health Ids, have been created so far, with Andhra Pradesh generating the highest 3.21 crore

Crafting credible public systems

Addressing the challenges of the last mile is key to ensuring outcomes

Ayushman Bharat scheme has given benefits of Rs 7,000 cr to needy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Government's ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme has provided Rs 7,000 crore benefit to the poor of the country.

eSanjeevani integrated with NHA's Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

The National Health Authority (NHA) on Friday said the government's 'eSanjeevani' telemedicine service has been integrated with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). This integration allows the existing eSanjeevani users to easily create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) and use it to link and manage their existing health records, the NHA said. The users would also be able to share their health records with doctors on eSanjeevani leading to better clinical decision making and ensuring the continuum of care. About the significance of this integration, Dr R S Sharma, the CEO of NHA, said, "ABDM aims to build digital highways to bridge the gaps in existing digital health solutions and stakeholders in India." "The integration of eSanjeevani with ABDM is one such example where the 22 crore ABHA holders can link and store their health records created via eSanjeevani in the health lockers of their choice. They can also share their previously linked health records with doct

NHA launches revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account mobile app

National Health Authority, under its flagship scheme of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), announced the launch of a revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) mobile application

Caring for patients runs in our DNA, say Cipla's Samina Hamied, Umang Vohra

'Cipla has so many capabilities that for anything we need to do, we say we can do it'

Rejuvenating Cipla: After global expansion, acquisitions on cards

Having consolidated its presence across geographies, the pharma major is looking at acquisitions

40 health services integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

The ABDM partners ecosystem now consists of 16 government applications and 24 private sector applications

Reforming provider payments, price setting for Ayushman Bharat

Despite best efforts, cost disparities among similar procedures can likely occur due to different hospital characteristics

Over 117,000 health centres set up under Ayushman Bharat: Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya said more than 117,000 health and wellness centres have been established under Ayushman Bharat