Question
With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:
1. Private and public hospitals must adopt it.
2. As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.
3. It has seamless portability across the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Correct answer: (b) 3 only
Statement 1 is incorrect: Adoption of the ABDM architecture is voluntary for both public and private healthcare facilities — no hospital is mandated to integrate.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Creating an ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) digital health ID is also entirely voluntary, based on informed consent — not compulsory for every citizen.
Statement 3 is correct: ABDM’s federated architecture gives it seamless nationwide interoperability, letting medical records port across states and healthcare providers.