4 Important Points to Keep in Mind About Unified Health Interface!

The Prime Minister of India had announced the launch of National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) in 2021. Under NDHM, Unified Health Interface launch (UHI) was also announced in India. This mission aims for digital development of heathcare across the country. The aim of Unified Health Interface is to make it as common as UPI in the country. This is why it is important to understand what is UHI, Unified Health Interface uses, and benefits. Read on to know more and how to register for Unified Health Interface. 

What is Unified Health Interface? 

Unified Health Interface is an open IT network to provide a digital platform for all health services. It is considered as a part of the foundational layer of ABDM (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission). Under NDHM, UHI aims to enable the following things: [1]

For health service providers (doctors, pharmacists, hospitals): 

• List of their services (Appointment, teleconsultations) 
• Immediate access to user demand generated in UHI 
• Ongoing connectivity with existing customers
• Access to health records at a single place

For Patients: 

• Facility to contact doctors immediately via the UHI platform 
• Easy digital health access to all Indians 
• Option to share information with healthcare service providers  
• Features to receive doctors’ prescriptions and lab reports digitally on your device 
• Availability of a wide variety of health services with provision of full transparency

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What kind of services will be available on Unified Health Interface? 

UHI will enable a wide variety of digital health services between the patients and health service providers. Some of these services you can avail are: [2] 

• Booking OPD appointments with clinics or hospitals
• Booking telephonic consultations
• Discovering and booking lab and diagnostics services
• Checking availability of facilities like critical care beds
• Booking home visits or lab appointments for sample collection
• Booking an ambulance in case of an emergency 
• Discovering pharmacies located near you

This is not a fixed list of services that may be available under Unified Health Interface. There may be changes made depending on the kind of user interaction.

What are the benefits of UHI? 

There are many ways in which digitization has been beneficial for the society. Just like UPI, Unified Health Interface launch is set to bring a welcome change. The benefits of Unified Health Interface are: 

• Better coordination between doctors and patients 
• Improved efficiency for hospitals 
• Easy access to healthcare and medication for everyone 
• All your health records in one place
• Promotion of sustainability by using no paper
• More transparency 

How to register for UHI? 

For availing the benefits of Unified Health Interface, you have to create a Health ID under the NDHM. By creating a Health ID Card, which is now known as Ayushman bharat yojana, you can have your health records available digitally. Health cards are then utilized for simple and hassle-free access to your records. These are also more transparent and secure in comparison to traditional medical cards. Digital health cards can be easily accessed with the help of your Aadhar card or mobile number. You need to sign into your Ayushman Health Account (ABHA account) to access the information. You also have the option to erase the medical records at any time. Create your Health ID using the following steps: 

• Go to the official website of NDHM 
• Click on “Create your ABHA now” 
• Select “Generate via Aadhaar” 
• Put in the details of your Aadhar card number in the required section 
• You will receive an OTP on your linked mobile number
• Enter that OTP in the available space
• After entering the OTP, you will need to put your basic details
• After filling out the information you will receive your digital health ID card 

Note that you can also do Ayushman bharat registration using your driving license or just the mobile number. 

Additional read: Benefits of Digital Health Card

This paradigm shift to digitization will bring about a positive change in Indian healthcare network by making it a more agile and more efficient system. You will not have to carry a pile of your health documents everywhere. Just book an online doctor consultation on Bajaj Finserv Health wellness tips or treatment advices. You can also check out the Aarogya Care plans available on Bajaj Finserv Health. These plans come with preventive health check-ups and network discounts. Apart from these, you can use the Health Vault feature of Bajaj Finserv Health, which allows you to store and access your medical records online. With all these facilities at your disposal, make sure you prioritize your health with without failure!