Tannuka Juneja
The National Health Authority (NHA) has launched an online universal dashboard for its flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) project. The dashboard provides real-time program information.
The dashboard displays data on core registries like the number of Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA), Health Professional Registry (HPR) and Health Facility Registry (HFR), as explained by the Ministry of Health in an official press release.
According to the dashboard, as of May 30, 2022, the total number of ABHAs created was 22.1 crore. Over 16.6 thousand healthcare professionals are registered in the HPR, and over 69.4 thousand health facilities are registered in the HFR. Further, over 1.8 lakh health records were linked by users. The revamped ABHA app has recorded over 5.1 lakh downloads
The ministry explained that the dashboard contains more and more details, including the number of health facilities such as hospitals, laboratories, etc. Is recorded daily. Additionally, ABHA Generation member data and related digital health records are available on the dashboard in real time. This data is broken down into several key elements that provide updates on the plan’s progress in specific areas.
Elaborating on the thought behind the public dashboard, RS Sharma, CEO, NHA said – “ABDM is built on the principles of accessibility, transparency, inclusivity and interoperability. The ABDM public dashboard puts the updated information related to the scheme in the public domain to ensure all stakeholders have access to the data in a transparent manner.”
“This also gives a clear picture of the progress made by ABDM ecosystem partners since we have included the data related to the number of ABHA created by different partners as well as the number of health records linked platform-wise,” Sharma added.
The ABDM public dashboard also gives a transparent view of the number of ABHA generated at the national as well as state/UT levels. The numbers are further segregated on the basis of gender and age.
