Ishfaq Gulzar CNI
Jammu and Kashmir is on a fast track to fully digitize its healthcare system, with Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo pushing for 100% digital health records under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
During a high-level meeting with top health officials, Dulloo stressed the need to quickly link all patient health records with ABHA IDs, so that people no longer need to carry paper files when visiting hospitals or doctors. He called for all health-related platforms like Sehat, ABDM, and HMIS to be connected into one smooth digital system.
He also directed that every health institution must start using the “Scan and Share” feature, allowing patients to easily share their health records with doctors through a simple QR code scan. He urged departments to assign enough staff for data entry to ensure the success of this mission.
The Chief Secretary didn’t stop there. He demanded quick action on the Health Professional Registry (HPR), and warned of strict measures against professionals who delay their digital registration. He also asked for technical support from BISAG-N to complete the digitization faster.
Secretary Health & Medical Education, Dr. Shah, gave updates on the progress. He said J&K has already made big achievements, like linking radiology reports with ABHA IDs, starting the HPR, and rolling out “Scan and Share” in many hospitals.
MD ABDM, Anant Dwivedi, also shared that the mission is built on three pillars – ABHA ID, HPR, and the Health Facility Registry (HFR). And the numbers show strong progress:
- Over 94.49 lakh ABHA IDs created (almost 70% of the target)
- All 3,607 public health facilities registered
- 87% of government doctors and 100% of government nurses registered
- 20.58 lakh digital health records already linked with ABHA IDs
- 71.16 lakh Scan and Share tokens generated so far
- 104 out of 105 health institutions are now using the JK-e Sahaj portal
Dulloo praised the department for these achievements and urged everyone to keep the momentum going so that every citizen in J&K can be part of the digital health future.