ABHA Health Card – How to apply, Benefits, Features & How to Use

Imagine a world where you never lose your medical records. No matter where you are in the world, whether it’s on a hill, mountain, or beach, your medical reports will always be safe and available in your pocket. Instead of carrying heavy files to every doctor’s appointment, you can easily access all your medical records on your phone or computer. You can also give access to your records to a doctor near you, in another city, or even in a different time zone.

This is now possible! Yes, you heard it right!

With your Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number, you can securely store, easily access, and share your health records online 24/7. This allows you to communicate with healthcare providers and receive digital lab reports, prescriptions, and diagnoses.

You can create your Ayushman Bharat Health account card ABHA online without any cost. In this article, we will be discussing how you can Apply/ Create for the Ayushman Bharat Health account card online. 

How to create ABHA Health Card

Step 1: Open any browser on your mobile phone, laptop, or computer. Then on the search bar, you have to type ‘Ayushman Mitra’. Then just click on the first link that appears on the search results. To make this step even simpler you can just click on the the link that we have mentioned here.

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Website – abdm.gov.in

Step 2: Once you click on the link mentioned above you will be redirected to the home page of the website. Now click on the ‘Create ABHA Number’ button. 

Step 3: Now you can register and create an ABHA number with the help of your Aadhar card or your driving license. So click on any one of your choice and convenience. 

For this article, we will be clicking on the ‘Using Aadhar number’ option. Now just click on the next button. 

Step 4: Now enter your Aadhaar number, complete the captcha and then proceed further by clicking on the ‘Next’ button. 

Step 5: Now you will receive an OTP on the mobile number that is linked to your Aadhar card. So enter the OTP that you have received and then just click on the ‘Next’ button. 

Step 6: Your ABHA number will be successfully generated. 

So this is how you can successfully apply for the ABHA health card. Now that you have generated your Ayushman Bharat Health account card ABHA with the help of your Aadhar card, the details present on your Aadhar card such as address, mobile number, etc. will be given on your Ayushman Bharat Health Account card as well. 

You can update these details or make changes if you want to. So now we will move on and understand how you can make changes or edit details on your Ayushman Bharat Health Account card ABHA. 

Changes /Edit details on ABHA Health Card

Here is the detailed step-by-step process to make changes or edit details on your Ayushman Bharat Health Account card!

1.  Follow all the steps mentioned above. 
2. Then click on the ‘Edit details’ option present under the ‘My account’ section.

3. Now all of your details like your first name, last name, address, etc. will get opened. Here you can make changes if you want to.
4. You will notice that your email ID section is blank. So here just enter your email address and then click on the ‘Verify’ button. (If your email address is linked to your Aadhar card, then this will not be blank as the email ID present on your Aadhar card will appear here)
5. Now click on the ‘Get OTP’ button. You will receive an OTP on the email ID that you have mentioned above. So enter that OTP and then click on the ‘Continue’ button. 
6. And voila! You have successfully made changes to your Ayushman Bharat Health Account card.

So this is how you can easily make changes on your Ayushman Bharat Health Account card. Now what you have to do is just download the ‘ABHA’ app on your mobile phone. Login to this app using your credentials and all of your details and records that is when you have visited the hospital, the medications that were prescribed, the clinics that you have visited, etc. will be shown. 

You can download the digital version of your Ayushman Bharat Health Account card and use it at any hospital or clinic. This Ayushman Bharat Health Account card is extremely beneficial and we all should take advantage of it. So now let us move on and understand the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Health Account card.

How to use the ABHA Health Card? 

Whenever you go for a consultation, treatment, or any medical test you will have to ask for your health card to be filled in. There are some hospitals and clinics that aren’t aware of this scheme hence you will have to ask to fill in the information for your ABHA health card. You will not have any difficulty filling in your health card information in big hospitals as they are a part of and aware of this scheme. 

You have to remember that the hospitals which are a part of this scheme can only fill your information. So make sure that the hospital you visit is a part of this scheme. 

Benefits of ABHA Health Card

1. Easy Access to Your Health Information: You can quickly view all your medical details such as test results, diagnoses, and prescriptions with just a few clicks.
2. Convenient Medical Record Sharing: You can easily share your medical records with hospitals, clinics, and doctors, making it possible to receive medical care even in new places.
3. Access to Doctor Information: You can check the Healthcare Professional Registry (HPR) to find information about all the doctors in India.

4. Information on Medical Facilities: You can also access the Health Facility Registry (HFR) to find a list of both government and private medical facilities in India.
5. Valid for AYUSH Treatments: This card is also accepted at AYUSH treatment facilities, which offer treatments like Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy.

Why should you get the ABHA Health card?

The ABHA card is one of the best schemes issued by the government under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Every ABHA health card holder gets a 14-digit unique ID. This is also known as the ABHA number. With the help of this ABHA number, you will be able to see your entire medical history. So when you visit any clinic or hospital you do not have to carry any documents as you will get access to your medical records digitally with the help of the ABHA card. 

You can access your medical records, lab reports, blood group, diseases you have been diagnosed with before, etc. on the ‘ABHA’ application. Because of this, you will have zero fear of losing your medical documents. Not only this but many health insurance companies are also linked with your ABHA health card. Because of this, you will not have any trouble or inconvenience in getting health insurance. All these reasons make the ABHA health card extremely beneficial and important. So if you do not already have an ABHA health card please do apply for it. 

Is the ABHA health card safe? 

Yes. The ABHA health card is absolutely safe and secure to use. Privacy has been very well taken care of. All the documentation that you have on your ABHA card will not be shared with anyone. These documents will remain fully safe and secure. Whenever you access your health card an OTP is sent to your registered mobile number. Hence unless and until you enter that OTP you will not be able to access the medical reports. 

This verification system makes the ABHA health card extremely safe and secure to use. This is the same with the ABHA app as well. The documents will be shown only when you allow them. Hence no documentation will be shown without your consent. 

We have now covered the entire process to apply for the ABHA Ayushman Bharat Health account card and also edited the details on it. We hope that you found this article helpful and if you did, do not forget to share this article with your friends and family so that they can benefit from it!