AIIMS WANTS AADHAR CARD COMPULSARY
without aadhar pay 10 times the fee at AIIMS
Soon, patients who provide Aadhaar card at AIIMS will have their registration charges waived, but without it they will have to pay Rs 100, which is ten times the current fee of Rs 10. Dr Deepak Aggarwal, chairman, computerisation, AIIMS told Mail Today that the move is expected to be enforced from January and it aims to encourage digital transactions and streamline patients' database.
STREAMLINING PATIENT'S INFORMATION :
Dr Aggarwal said that linking the Aadhar card will ensure that only one unique health identification number (UHID) is generated for each patient that visits the hospital. At present, a patient has to pay Rs 10 for registration following which, a Unique Health Identification (UHID) number is assigned to him/her. "This move was done to curtail the problem of about 20 percent patients, who have multiple UHID numbers. Now, we want to streamline patient's information which is getting cluttered as many patients misplace documents and OPD cards." Till date, the hospital has generated 40 lakhs UHID numbers since it was launched in July 2015.
"Most likely from next month, registration will become free for patients who provide their Aadhaar number. Those who cannot provide Aadhaar card they will have to pay of Rs 100 for registration," he said, adding that UHID number will be made the central point of reference for all patient activites at the medical institute.
PREPAID SCHEMES
However, those who cannot pay the hiked registration fee can get it exempted by approaching medical social workers. AIIMS has already written to the union health ministry, requesting it to issue a notification that would mandate linking of Aadhaar number with UHID number. "Linking of Aadhaar number with UHID will also help in achieving the aim of health records portability from one hospital to another," Dr Agrawal said. Also, in the backdrop of the Centre's push for digital transactions, AIIMS is planning to introduce prepaid card scheme for cashless treatment.
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