Tripura CM Manik Saha described Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission as important. He said that 80% of the population in the state has created Abha accounts. Scan and Share service has reduced the wait of patients in hospitals and health services are being brought on one platform.
Agartala (Tripura) [भारत]July 10 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is an important digital health initiative of the central government, which aims to provide digital health identity to every citizen of the country and bring health services on a secure and integrated platform.
Saha said this in a meeting chaired by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda. The meeting was also attended by Health Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, Union Ministers of State for Related Ministries Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasad and other members of the Mission Steering Group.
Abha accounts made for 80% population in Tripura
The Chief Minister said that ABHA accounts have been opened for about 80 percent of the population in the state. Apart from this, the work of Health Facility Registry (HFR) and Health Professional Registry (HPR) has been 100 percent completed.
He said, “So far, around 18 lakh digital tokens have been distributed to patients in 31 government hospitals through ‘Scan and Share’ services. As a result, the waiting time of patients has reduced and services are also being provided faster. Various services are being provided digitally to patients coming for medical services at IGM Hospital, which has been developed as a model hospital under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.”
Dr. Saha said that West Tripura district has been selected as a model district under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to implement various programmes. “A door-to-door awareness program has been launched to ensure 100 per cent of citizens open Abha accounts in the state,” Saha said.
Integrated management system will be implemented in hospitals
The Chief Minister further said that all government and private hospitals under PM-JAY and CM-JAY in the state have been directed to start Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Integrated Hospital Management Information System (HMIS).
He said, “Initiative has been taken to link the Integrated Hospital Management Information System (IHMIS) with various government health portals for easy exchange of patient information and health records. National Health Claim Exchange will be launched in all government hospitals under PM-JAY and CM-JAY in the coming days. As a result, it will be possible to avail health insurance in a faster, paperless and easier manner.”
In the meeting, State Mission Director of National Health Mission Saju Wahid A. And G Sharath Naik, Executive Officer, Ayushman Bharat Tripura also attended. (ANI)
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