DigiLocker- How to Store Health Documents or Links with Ayushman Bharat?

Users of DigiLocker can now digitally store health records and link them to their 'Ayushman Bharat Health Account'. This service was made available to the public after DigiLocker, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's authentic documents exchange platform, successfully completed its second level of integration with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

As a result, users can now store and access health records on DigiLocker, such as vaccination records, doctor prescriptions, lab reports, hospital discharge summaries, and so on.

DigiLocker already had level 1 integration with ABDM, allowing its 13 crore users to create ABHA or Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts.

With the latest integration, users will be able to use DigiLocker as a Personal Health Records (PHR) app. In addition, ABHA holders can link their health records from various ABDM registered health facilities, such as hospitals and labs, and access them through DigiLocker.

The app also allows users to scan and upload old medical records.

Specific records can also be shared with ABDM-registered healthcare professionals.

What is digilocker?

DigiLocker is an important component of Digital India, India's flagship initiative aimed at transforming the country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. DigiLocker contributes to Digital India's vision of providing citizens with a secure public cloud document access platform.

DigiLocker is a platform for digitally issuing and verifying documents and certificates, which eliminates the need for physical documents. It aims to achieve the concept of paperless governance. DigiLocker has aided citizens and departments in shifting from paper-based processes to paperless processes, thereby contributing to the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of Digital India.

Features of DigiLocker

• DigiLocker provides secure access to all documents by utilising Aadhar authentication services.

• There is no need to carry physical documents.

• DigiLocker enables Indian residents to share documents online with all government agencies, eliminating the need to carry physical documents with them at all times.

• DigiLocker reduces or eliminates the need for paperwork and reduces the amount of manual labour required to sort through documents received by government agencies.