Digital Health Incentives Scheme

Digital Health Incentives Scheme

News: The National Health Authority (NHA)has announced extension of its Digital Health Incentives Scheme (DHIS) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) till December 31, 2023.

What is DHIS?
• Under the DHIS, incentives are provided to hospitals and diagnostic labs and to the providers of digital health solutions such as Hospital/ Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Laboratory Management Information System (LMIS) for adopting and enabling transformative digitization under the ABDM.
• Under the DHIS, the eligible health facilities and digital solutions companies shall be able to earn financial incentives of up to 4 crore based on the number of digital health records created and linked to ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) numbers of the patients.

What are the eligibility criteria?
• All Health facilities like Clinics, Nursing Homes & Hospitals.
• Laboratory/Radiology diagnostics centres.
• Entities providing ABDM enabled digital solutions (Digital Solution Companies).

What are the benefits of the scheme?
• Earn incentives for Digitization - Reimburse the expenses incurred for digitization to all the participating healthcare facilities, Digital Solution Companies.
• Efficiency in Healthcare Delivery - Seamless access to patient's longitudinal health records; Removes hassles in the healthcare process (registration, appointment, consultation, IPD admission, discharge, etc.)
• Building a Robust Digital Health Ecosystem - Building a robust digital health ecosystem across different levels of healthcare facilities.
• Improved Quality of Care - Evidence based, accessible, and good quality care. Patient's ease of access to digitized health records and improved healthcare delivery