{
  "id": 9889562,
  "title": "Centre push for wider adoption of ABHA accounts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/centre-push-for-wider-adoption-of-abha-accounts",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-26T02:19:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-push-for-wider-adoption-of-abha-accounts-101790364684495.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Union government is actively promoting the adoption of ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) addresses to drive digital health care in India, according to discussions at a Union ministry of health and family welfare event. ABHA is a unique 14-digit identifier that allows users to securely share and access their health records digitally. Each ABHA number establishes a trustworthy identity accepted by healthcare providers and payers nationwide. Dr M Srinivas, a member of Niti Aayog, emphasized the critical importance of achieving wider adoption and saturation of ABHA, stressing that interoperable health data is essential for advancing health research and responsibly leveraging artificial intelligence in healthcare. As of now, over 97.8 crore ABHAs have been created, with more than 121 crore linked health records, and over 5.6 lakh health facilities and 11 lakh healthcare professionals are registered on the ABDM (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission) ecosystem. Dr Srinivas highlighted that expanding ABHA adoption is essential, alongside improving continuity of care, quality, and patient-centric healthcare, including seamless referral mechanisms under AB-Pmjay (Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna). The Arogya Manthan 2026 event also saw the launch of several initiatives to enhance India's digital health assurance ecosystem, including the National Healthcare Providers Registry Mobile App, NHCX Implementation Guide for Payers, and Secure Data Environment (SDE) application. The SDE, developed by the National Health Authority with the Indian Institute of Science, is a secure environment for accessing and analyzing AB PM-JAY and ABDM health data, intended for health research, programme planning, outcome analysis, and responsible AI innovation while ensuring personal data protection. Discussions at Arogya Manthan 2026 focused on improving the efficiency, quality, and interoperability of health services, with the National Healthcare Claims Exchange (NHCX) being examined for streamlining health insurance processes. Union health minister JP Nadda emphasized the transformative role of technology in healthcare and the need to continue efforts to make healthcare more accessible, efficient, and patient-centric through digital innovation.",
  "summary": "Central government is pushing for digitally driven health care specifically focusing on wider adoption and saturation of Ayushman Bharat Health Account address, according to the discussions held amongst various stakeholders at the Union ministry of health and family welfare’s day-long Arogya Manthan on Friday",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}