A Unique Health Card-will contain all your Medical Records

The central government has completed the preparation for making a unique health ID card. All health-related information will be recorded on this card.
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The central government has completed the preparation for making a unique health ID card. All health-related information will be recorded on this card. You will not need to carry your medical reports with you even when you move to another state or city. Because your complete medical history will be recorded on the health card.

PM Modi may launch National Digital Health Mission this month

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may launch the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) this month. The information of doctors, hospitals, labs, and chemists will be recorded in the National Digital Health Mission. Its pilot project started last year in Andaman-Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Damandiv, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep. Unique cards have started being made in these states. Now, this scheme will be launched across the country.

RS Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Authority told Bhaskar how this health card will be made and what will be the benefit.

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Source: Google/ Image Credit: Zee Business

How to get a health card?

NDHM Health Record (PHR Application) will be available on Google Play Store as soon as the scheme is announced. Registration will be done through that. A unique ID will be of 14 digits.
For those who do not have a smartphone, how and where will they be able to get a health card?
Cards will be made at Registered Government-Private Hospitals, Community Health Centers, Primary Health Centers, Wellness Centers, Common Service Centers, etc. There you will be asked for general information. Like the name, date of birth, mobile number, etc.

What are the benefits of a Unique Health Card?

In the card, complete information related to your health will continue to be recorded in digital format. A complete medical history will be updated. In such a situation, when you go to a hospital for treatment, you will get all the old records there in digital format. Not only this, if you go to a hospital in any other city, then the data can be seen through the unique card there too. This will make it easier for doctors to treat. Also, the time and expense of many new reports or preliminary investigations, etc. will be saved.

How will the information be entered into the card?

After the card is generated, you will have to scan and upload all the previous reports yourself. But, all further reports will be uploaded automatically. For example, when you are examined in a dispensary or hospital, these reports will be linked to the card through the 14 digits unique number entered in your unique ID card. NDHM personnel at the hospital will be there to assist you with this.

What information will be on the card?

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Image Credit: Zee Business

All information related to your medical record will be recorded in it. Even that last time which medicine had what effect on you, what was not. Why was the medicine changed? This will help the doctor to understand the case during treatment.

How to get data in another city?

The data will not be in the hospital, but in the data center, which will be accessible through the card. Just understand that if you go somewhere for treatment, then it will be as important for you as an Aadhar card.

Will anyone be able to see the health data?

No. Because the data entered in the card will be visible only when you tell its OTP number. The OTP number will be generated only when the 14 digit number of the card is entered into the computer of the registered hospital. After that, when the OTP is filled, the data will appear on the screen. But, it can neither be copied nor transferred. After that, when the data of the second patient is searched, the data of the first patient will be locked. OTP will be sent again to view it again.

So can't the data transfer happen?

It is possible. But only if you consent. When someone wants to transfer or view your data, it will ask you for OTP. If you do not approve, the data will not be shown.

Will it be mandatory to have a health card?

It will not be mandatory. It will depend on your wish whether you want to make the card or not.

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