Edelweiss General Insurance partners with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) is the first step toward creating safe and secure digital health records. While it is optional, having an ABHA number helps access and share personal health records digitally

Digital insurer Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI) has partnered with the Ministry of Health to help create digital health IDs for all the people of India. Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) is a 14-digit number that helps users to share and access their health records digitally with registered healthcare providers.

All customers of EGI and the public at large can now generate their unique ABHA number through the company’s website and following the instructions on the ABHA microsite.

Commenting on the initiative, Shanai Ghosh, Executive Director & CEO, Edelweiss General Insurance, said, “Ayushman Bharat is creating a Digital Health Stack for India which will have a transformational impact on the healthcare delivery system in the country; we are truly privileged to partner in this mission. This program will enable and empower the people of this country to access medical diagnosis, treatment, and financing from verified healthcare providers and payors, seamlessly across the country. I would personally urge every citizen to come forward and generate their ABHA number.”

ABHA is the first step toward creating safe and secure digital health records. While it is optional, having an ABHA number helps access and share personal health records digitally, allowing to receive digital lab reports, diagnosis, prescriptions, etc., from ABDM registered healthcare providers and doctors anywhere in the country in a paperless manner.