Govt promotes adoption of ABDM by offering incentives up to Rs 4 Cr to hospitals, labs
22 December 2022 | News
Public webinars would be organised by NHA starting from Dec 23, 2022 to provide detailed overview of the scheme
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The National Health Authority (NHA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has announced a Digital Health Incentive Scheme (DHIS) for the stakeholders of the digital health ecosystem.
The scheme aims to give a further boost to digital health transactions in the country under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The incentives under this scheme would be provided to hospitals and diagnostic labs and also to the providers of digital health solutions such as Hospital/ Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Laboratory Management Information System (LMIS).
Under the DHIS, the eligible health facilities and digital solutions companies shall be able to earn financial incentives of up to Rs 4 crore based on the number of digital health records they create and link to ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account). This incentive can be availed by the health facilities (hospitals and diagnostic labs) registered with ABDM’s Health Facility Registry (HFR) and fulfilling the eligibility criterion specified under the scheme.
For public sector facilities, the incentives shall be added to the funds under Rogi Kalyan Samiti. The estimated initial financial outlay of the incentive scheme is Rs 50 crore for a period of six months starting from 1st January 2023 onwards.
