Haryana Pushes Digital Health revamp to Put Patients at the Centre of Care

Chandigarh, September 3 - Haryana is preparing to accelerate the adoption of digital healthcare systems with a clear focus on making patient care more seamless, coordinated and accessible, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Sumita Misra said on Thursday.

Addressing a state-level workshop today at Gurugram on the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) Model District and Health Institutions, Dr. Misra said digital health should not remain limited to technology or registration of institutions, but must ultimately translate into better services and greater convenience for patients.

She said ABDM is designed to create a secure and seamless link between patients and healthcare providers, allowing health information to be accessed securely and improving coordination between different healthcare institutions.

She emphasised that the transformation must move beyond digitisation towards meaningful digital healthcare based on three principles — adoption, interoperability and trust.

Dr. Misra said Haryana has already made significant progress under ABDM, with over 1.92 crore ABHA IDs created, covering nearly 65 per cent of the state's estimated population. She said the focus now should be on expanding coverage as well as ensuring meaningful utilisation of digital health services.

She further said that nearly 98 per cent of public health facilities and over 90 per cent of targeted government doctors have already been registered on the Health Facility Registry (HFR) and Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR), respectively.

While registration of government hospitals and doctors in Haryana under ABDM is almost complete, Dr. Misra stressed the need to significantly expand participation by private hospitals, healthcare institutions and doctors.

“The success of ABDM will depend on its widespread adoption by both government and private healthcare providers,” she said, emphasising that the initiative should be treated as a shared responsibility of the entire healthcare sector, rather than merely a government programme.