Srinagar, 10 October: Jammu and Kashmir is one of the best-performing states when it comes to executing the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) Scheme’s digital scan-based OPD registration service for patients.
With more than 1 crore tokens created for OPD registrations utilising the ABHA-based Scan and Share service nationwide, Jammu and Kashmir has reached an important milestone.
Patients may submit their ABHA profile for immediate registration by scanning the QR code located at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) registration counter using the paperless service, which was introduced in October 2022 as part of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
More than 2,600 health institutions spread over 419 districts in 33 Indian States and Union Territories now provide this service.
States and UTs have adopted the Scan and Share service quickly in public health facilities to control the lines at the patient registration counters and improve the customer experience.
According to data from the ABDM Public Dashboard, the AIIMS are most often used in the cities of Raipur, Bhopal, and Delhi. Nine of the top fifteen hospitals are also located in Uttar Pradesh. UP is closely followed by Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, and Delhi in terms of the total number of OPD tokens produced by the ABHA-based Scan and Share programme.
In terms of scan and share service, government hospitals like AIIMS, New Delhi, SRN Hospital, Prayagraj, and AIIMS, Raipur, have excelled.
The CEO of NHA said the following while discussing the importance of such digital services: “ABDM aspires to enhance convenience and efficiency in healthcare delivery. Nearly 1 lakh people are able to reduce the amount of time they spend waiting in hospital lines every day thanks to the Scan and Share service at OPD counters. We want to expand this service to pharmacy counters and labs in an effort to lessen people’s discomfort when they seek medical services. Our goal is to use technology to make it easier for older patients, expectant women, and other individuals to obtain healthcare services. The patients would benefit from having digital access to their prescriptions, pharmacy slips, and diagnostic data thanks to the ABHA-based registrations.
