Digital Health Incentives Scheme (DHIS)

About Digital Health Incentives Scheme (DHIS)

 

• The DHIS was launched with effect from 1st January, 2023 as part of the ABDM.
• The scheme aims to give a further boost to digital health transactions in the country under the ABDM.
• The incentives under this scheme would be provided to hospitals and diagnostic labs and also to the providers of digital health solutions such as Hospital/ Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Laboratory Management Information System (LMIS).
• Under the DHIS, the eligible health facilities and digital solutions companies shall be able to earn financial incentives of up to Rs. 4 crores based on the number of digital health records they create and link to ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account). 
• Incentives would be provided to the following entities:
  • Health Facilities having 10 or more beds;
  • Laboratory/radiology diagnostics centres;
  • Digital Solution Companies (entities providing ABDM enabled digital solutions);
• The incentives shall be provided on the basis of the number of ABHA-linked transactions i.e. the digital health records created and linked to ABHA.

 

What is the National Health Authority (NHA)?

• It is the apex body responsible for implementing AB PM-JAY. 
• It has been entrusted with the role of designing strategy, building technological infrastructure and implementation of “National Digital Health Mission '' to create a National Digital Health Eco-system.
• It is the successor of the National Health Agency, which has been functioning as a registered society since 2018. Pursuant to Cabinet decision for full functional autonomy, National Health Agency was reconstituted as the National Health Authority in January 2019.
• Structure:
  • An attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with full functional autonomy, NHA is governed by a Governing Board chaired by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
  • It is headed by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), an officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India, who manages its affairs. 
  • The CEO is the Ex-Office Member Secretary of the Governing Board.
  • To implement the scheme at the State level, State Health Agencies (SHAs) in the form of a society/trust have been set up by respective States.

 

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Q1) What is Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY)?

AB PM-JAY is the largest health assurance scheme in the world which aims at providing a health cover of ₹ 5,00,000 per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to over 10.74 crores poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) that form bottom 40% of the Indian population. The households included is based on the deprivation and occupational criteria of the Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 (SECC 2011) for rural and urban areas respectively. PM-JAY

Source: National Health Authority announces extension of its Digital Health Incentives Scheme till December 31, 2023