NEW DELHI:  The government's 'eSanjeevani' telemedicine service has been connected with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM, said the National Health Authority (NHA). It said,  integration enables existing eSanjeevani users to simply create an Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) and utilise it to integrate and manage their existing health records.

"ABDM aims to build digital highways to bridge the gaps in existing digital health solutions and stakeholders in India," said Dr R S Sharma, the CEO of NHA. "The integration of eSanjeevani with ABDM is one such example, where the 22 crore ABHA holders can link and store their health records created via eSanjeevani in the health lockers of their choice." They can also use eSanjeevani to communicate their previously linked health records with doctors, making the consultation procedure completely paperless." There are two versions of the eSanjeevani service.

The first is eSanjeevani Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre (AB-HWC), a doctor-to-doctor telemedicine service that allows beneficiaries visiting a health and wellness centre to virtually connect with doctors at a hub, which could be a tertiary healthcare facility, a hospital, or a medical college. This allows the government to provide general and specialised health care in rural and remote areas.

Patients across the country benefit from the second type, eSanjeevani OPD, which connects them directly to doctors from the comfort of their own homes.  According to an NHA announcement, both eSanjeevani AB-HWC and eSanjeevani OPD have been integrated with the ABDM platform.

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