Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Friday 27 May 2022

Tech-enabled Healthcare system : 4 years in making ?

 


 

Context :

 

National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app    /  Current Affairs  /  25 May 2022

Extract :

 



Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the National Health Authority has introduced a revised Ayushman Bharat Health Account, ABHA mobile application to manage health records.

The ABHA app has been updated with a new User Interface and new functions that allow users to view their health records at any time and from any location.

ABHA App Key Points:

 

·         Existing ABHA app users can also update to the most recent version of the app.

·         The ABHA mobile application allows users to create an ABHA address, which is a simple username that can be linked to the 14-digit ABHA number created at random.

·         Users can also link their health records created at an Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission-compliant health institution and access them on their smartphones using the mobile application.

·         After an individual’s approval, the programme also allows self-uploading of physical health records as well as exchange of digital health documents such as diagnostic reports, prescriptions, and CoWIN vaccination certificates

 

 

MY  TAKE :

Ø  Modicare : A Game Changer…………………………. [ 01 Feb 2018 ]

 

Extract :

 

My suggestions :

 

 

·         The scheme must cover

 

        #    Supply of Medicines / Medical Devices ( both , preventive and curative )

 

        #    Delivery of Services ( Diagnostic /  Nursing  /  Hospitalization )

  

        #    Pregnancy / Delivery related medicines / investigations / hospitalization

 

 

        Prices for each / all of these must be fixed and published , not only on the

        website of the Health Ministry but at ALL places where medicines or

        services are getting delivered

  

·         Each eligible family member to be issued a “ Ayushman Card “ ( linked to

          Aadhar ID )

  

Ayushman card will have inbuilt memory capacity to store that person’s health

data from “ Cradle to Grave “ ( Privacy advocate need not worry ! )

   

All the Health Data of all 50 crore beneficiaries to be stored on a Central Server

for BIG DATA analysis , in order to “ Predict “ WHO might become susceptible to

WHICH ailment and WHEN

 

 

As an alternative , a GPS enabled / NFC capable Smart Phone pre-loaded

with AYUSHMAN MOBILE APP , could be considered to

replace the card

 

   Ayushman Eco System shall consist of :

 

     #    50   crore poor beneficiaries

  

    #    All Medical Practitioners of India  ( Allopathic - Ayurvedic – Homeopathic )

 

    #     All Medical Shops of India  ( including  E – Pharmacies  )

 

    #     All  Nursing Homes / Hospitals / Diagnostic Centres / Health Centres etc

 

    #     All Pharma Companies

 

   #      Health Ministry

 

   #       All India Medical Association

  

  #       All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD ) 

 

   #       Drug Controller General of India

 

  #       All  Medical  Colleges /  Medical Research Centres

 

  #       Any other entity which I might have missed out

 

 

 

·    The Ayushman Eco System shall be built around the BLOCK-CHAIN technology ,

     which will be the main  operating system for implementation of the AYUSHMAN

     PROCESSES , described in my following earlier blogs ( sent as emails to Cabinet

     Ministers / Niti Aayog )

 

    

PROCESS  :

 

·         Beneficiary getting AYUSHMAN Card after authentication from nearest

          Health Centre

 

·         Beneficiary approaching any Registered Medical Practitioner ( RMP ) for

          ailment

 

·         RMP entering Diagnosis / Prescription in Mobile App ( or in Card using

          Card Reader )

 

·         Beneficiary presenting card at the premises of delivery of Medicines /

          Devices / Services as prescribed by RMP

 

·         Person delivering medicines / service , entering the details in Card and

          delivering service ( including no of items / unit price / GST etc )

 

·         Beneficiary “ sign off “ ( in Card ) for having received medicine / service

 

·         Person delivering service ( or medicine ) , uploading data on Central

          Server of Health Ministry

 

·         Health Ministry updating PATIENT HISTORY in the database and

          effecting DIGITAL PAYMENT to person delivering medicine / service [

          DBT ]

 

·         There will be NO CASH TRANSFER to a beneficiary ( to avoid fraud /

          fake cases )

 

 HOW  WILL THIS  BE  A  GAME  CHANGER  ?

 

·   If meticulously designed and aggressively / speedily implemented as

    outlined above , AYUSHMAN has the potential to,

 

    #   Save millions of premature deaths annually

 

    #   Save billions of man-hours lost due to preventable illnesses

 

    #   Bring down the cost of Healthcare / Medicines / Services

 

    #   Vastly improve the quality of life for 50 crore persons

 

    #   Invigorate many industries and generate huge employment

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  28 May 2022

 

Related Readings :

Ø  Integration of Health Eco-System : An Important Step

……………………………..[ 12 Feb 2022 ]



Ø  PAST BLOGS on HEALTH-CARE RECORDS / AYUSHMAN BHARAT MISSION [ 11 Nov 2021 ]

 

 

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