Over 30,000 Health Records linked to ABHA addresses by Karkinos Healthcare
Technology-led oncology platform, Karkinos Healthcare has been officially recognised by the National Health Authority for its contributions to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). Through the ABDM initiative, a massive 26 crore health records have so far been linked with the unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA), and Karkinos Healthcare has played a significant role in linking 30,094 health records with ABHA addresses as on May 8, 2023. Karkinos Healthcare is notably the second-largest private healthcare service provider to help ABDM in the linking of the health records.
By leveraging Karkinos Healthcare’s Distributed Cancer Care Network (DCCN), sustained efforts are being invested to support ABDM in realising its digital health mission and goals. Dr Basant Garg, Mission Director of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and Additional Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority, in an official letter, appreciated the efforts contributed by team Karkinos in building the nation’s digital health ecosystem.
Acknowledging the letter of appreciation, Dr R. Venkataramanan, Founder and CEO, Karkinos Healthcare, said, “The intention of Karkinos Healthcare is to deliver healthcare to the last mile ensuring that no person is denied care due to lack of access or affordability. Our mission resonates with the objectives of ABDM and we will channelize our efforts in a sustained manner to continue linking as many health records with ABHA addresses and also make them interoperable. This letter of appreciation from ABDM validates our commitment and motivates us to further our efforts in linking health records and help India build a robust digital health infrastructure.”