ABHA – Ayushman Bharat Health Account

Subject: Schemes

Section: Health

Key to your digital healthcare journey

What is ABHA number?

ABHA number is a 14 digit number that will uniquely identify you as a participant in India’s digital healthcare ecosystem. ABHA number will establish a strong and trustable identity for you that will be accepted by healthcare providers and payers across the country.
One can participate at your own free will and choose to create one’s ABHA number voluntarily. Also, at any time, one can also request for permanent deletion or temporary deactivation of your ABHA number.

What is ABHA Address?

ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) Address is a unique identifier (self declared username) that enables you to share and access your health records digitally.
An ABHA address may look like ‘yourname@consent manager’.
One can use one’s ABHA number to seamlessly sign up for a ABHA address, and ensure that the health records created for them are shared only with them. To enable health data sharing, it is recommended that you create an ABDM ABHA address and link it with your ABHA number.

Benefits of ABHA number:

Unique & Trustable Identity
- Establish unique identity across different healthcare providers within the healthcare ecosystem
Unified Benefits
- Link all healthcare benefits ranging from public health programmes to insurance schemes to your unique ABHA number
Hassle-free Access
- Avoid long lines for registration in healthcare facilities across the country
Easy PHR Sign Up
- Seamless sign up for PHR (Personal Health Records) applications such as ABDM ABHA application for Health data sharing

About Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM):

It aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It will bridge the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of Healthcare ecosystem through digital highways.

ADBM Ecosystem

Source: NDHM