Over 1 crore OPD tokens have been generated using ABHA-based Scan and Share service within one year of implementation
- Press Information Bureau
- October 11, 2023
With the use of the ABHA-based Scan and Share service, the National Health Authority (NHA) generated more than 1 crore tokens for OPD registrations, marking a significant milestone.
Patients can submit their ABHA profile for immediate registration by scanning the QR code located at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) registration counter with the paperless service, which was introduced in October 2022 as part of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). More than 2,600 health facilities spread across 419 districts in 33 Indian States and Union Territories currently offer this service.
The Scan and Share service has seen rapid adoption by states/ UTs in public health facilities to manage the queues at patient registration counters and offer better service experience to the patients.
According to data from the ABDM Public Dashboard, the usage at the AIIMS is maximum in the cities of Raipur, Bhopal, and Delhi. Nine of the top fifteen hospitals are also located in Uttar Pradesh. Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, and Delhi are close next to UP in the overall number of OPD tokens generated using ABHA-based Scan and Share service. Government hospitals including AIIMS, New Delhi, SRN Hospital, Prayagraj and AIIMS, Raipur have emerged as the top-performing health facilities for scan and share service.
According to the CEO of NHA, “ABDM aims to add ease and efficiency to healthcare delivery. The Scan and Share service at OPD counters is a simple tech intervention that is helping close to 1 lakh patients save time spent in hospital queues on a daily basis.”
To further promote the adoption of Scan and Share service by hospitals and the Digital Solution Companies (DSCs) offering their technology to the health facilities, NHA also offers incentives for Scan and Share transactions under ABDM’s Digital Health Incentive Scheme (DHIS).
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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