Karnataka to set up microsites to rope in private hospitals in Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
The HinduTo ensure more participation of healthcare providers, especially private hospitals in the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, Karnataka is setting up two microsites in Belagavi and Mysuru districts. State Health Commissioner Randeep D., who is also the State ABDM Mission Director, told The Hindu that the Microsite Project is aimed at establishing an ecosystem within a particular geographic area where there is complete ABDM adoption by patients, healthcare providers and health facilities and the entire patient journey is digitised. “Within the microsite, all health facilities and healthcare professionals, especially from the private sector, will be registered on ABDM’s Health Facility Registration and Health Professional Registration respectively, followed by installation of ABDM-enabled Health Management Information System. Top in registration Vasanth Kumar D.E., Assistant Deputy Director, said Karnataka has been consistently ranking number one in the registration of health facilities and is in the second position in the registration of healthcare professionals under ABDM.