With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:Private and pub

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With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:Private and public hospitals must adopt it.As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.It has seamless portability across the country.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the national roll-out of the Central Sector Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with a budget of Rs.1,600 crore for five years. The National Health Authority (NHA) will be the implementing agency of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).Statement 1 is not correct: Participation in ABDM is voluntary, including for citizens. Participation of a healthcare facility or an institution is also voluntary and shall be decided by the respective management (government or private management). However, once the management decides to register the respective healthcare facility/institution in ABDM, it is essential for all the healthcare professionals serving the said facility/institution to register in the Healthcare Professionals Registry so that the institution can become fully integrated with the National Digital Health Ecosystem (NDHE).Statement 2 is not correct and Statement 3 is correct: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will connect the digital health solutions of hospitals across the country with each other. Based on the foundations laid down in the form of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) trinity and other digital initiatives of the government, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is creating a seamless online platform through the provision of a wide range of data, information, and infrastructure services, duly leveraging open, interoperable, standards-based digital systems while ensuring the security, confidentiality, and privacy of health-related personal information.Under the ABDM, citizens will be able to create their ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) numbers, to which their digital health records can be linked. This will enable the creation of longitudinal health records for individuals across various healthcare providers and improve clinical decision-making by healthcare providers. The mission will improve equitable access to quality healthcare by encouraging the use of technologies such as telemedicine and enabling national portability of health services.