Integrating ABHA with Your Family Doctor’s Practice

In this blog, we will discuss more about the Ayushman Bharat Health Account and why it must be integrated with your family doctor’s practice.

 

Setting Up ABHA for Family Use

 

Integrating ABHA with your family doctor’s practice can be beneficial in many ways. From managing several healthcare accounts to getting access to heaps of test reports in one place, ABHA integration can be transformative. As long as everyone in your family has an ABHA account, this facility can be used for greater benefits.

Still don’t have an ABHA card? Here’s how to register for it.

Step 1: Visit the official website of ABHA.

Step 2: Select the ‘Create ABHA Number’ option.

Step 3: Choose the ID proof (Aadhaar card or Driver’s licence) you want to use to create the ABHA card.

Step 4: Provide the registered mobile numbers of individual family members.

Step 5: After providing the phone numbers, you will receive OTPs. Confirm the mobile numbers by providing the OTP. Now, you will be redirected to the National Authority Form page.

Step 6: Provide all relevant details, including name, email ID, and mobile number.

Step 7: The ABHA numbers are now ready to be used. Download the ABHA cards from the website and get started!

 

Benefits of ABHA Integration for Family Doctors

 

Integration of ABHA in your family doctor’s practice can offer an array of benefits. Some of them include:

1. Streamlined Record Management: The ABHA encourages digitisation of medical prescriptions, health reports, and other health-related documents. Therefore, it completely eliminates the hassle of maintaining physical files and medical documents.

2. Personalised Care: Personalised care increases when family doctors can access the medicinal history and study the previous medical conditions the user has faced.

3. Chronic Illness Management: Integration of family ABHA cards with your doctor’s patient management system can simplify the management and monitoring process of chronic health conditions like hypertension or diabetes.

 

Integrating ABHA with Your Doctor’s Practice

 

After creating accounts for your family, you can encourage your family doctor to create a health provider account at ABHM. This will help him or her to track the medical records of your family and treat everyone accordingly. Here are the steps to create an account as a health provider:

Step 1: A health provider needs to create a healthcare professional ID using an Aadhaar card or any other KYC document.

Step 2: After this step, the registration form should be completed, with personal details like name, registration number, qualification, chamber details, etc.

Step 3: In the last step, the health provider must submit the form. This concludes the process of enrolling as an authorised healthcare provider on the Ayushman Bharat Mission (ABHM) portal.

Make sure to link your family’s ABHA cards with your family doctor’s patient management system so that he/she can get updates on all recent medical reports. This can help your family get better with faster medical services.

 

Future of ABHA in Family Healthcare

 

With the introduction of ABHA, managing the healthcare report of an entire family has been simplified. ABHA is clearly the future of healthcare for individuals as well as families. Here’s why:

• Innovations in Health Record Sharing and Telemedicine- In the near future, ABHA is set to provide more advanced telemedicine services. These will contain more digital health records that will help doctors provide remote consultations and ensure access to healthcare services even in rural areas of the country.
• Predictive Healthcare with AI-Driven Insights- As digital operations continue to rely on AI’s growing prowess, healthcare won’t remain untouched. With predictive healthcare, ABHA, in future will be able to predict potential health risks based on the stored data. This will strengthen preventive care, which can assist you to combat any potential health concern in the long run.

 

Conclusion

 

If your family doctor’s practice integrates ABHA, rest assured—you’re in for a seamless healthcare experience!

ABHA eases the management of medical records and customises the treatment, making healthcare more accessible and easy to manage. In the next few years, predictive analyses would also step in with its dynamic approach, helping strengthen preventive care that will be the key to tackle challenging health concerns.

 

FAQs

 

1. How much does it cost to register for ABHA?

Registration for ABHA is absolutely free, with no hidden costs. However, additional fee may incur based on the type and place of treatment.

2. Can we use the ABHA card in private hospitals?

Yes, the ABHA card can be used in both government as well as private hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat Health Scheme. It can also be utilised at your family doctor's clinic, provided they use a patient management system integrated with ABHA.

3. Can NRIs have an ABHA card?

Only Indian citizens can avail of an ABHA card. NRIs or foreigners cannot register for this facility.