ABHA Linkage
Patients are offered ABHA linkage at registration. The linkage is consent-gated and stored with the patient master. Records can then be pushed to the PHR.
ABDM
ABDM & ABHA Integration
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) defines the national digital health stack — ABHA IDs, Health Information Provider (HIP) and User (HIU) roles, consent-based exchange, the Health Facility Registry (HFR) and the Health Professional Registry (HPR). OneCity is built ABDM-native: every clinical record can flow to the patient's Personal Health Record (PHR) under the consent framework.
Why it matters
ABDM participation is increasingly a condition for government scheme empanelment (PMJAY, CGHS) and will be a differentiator for patient trust.
How OneCity covers it
HIP & HIU Roles
The hospital acts as a Health Information Provider (HIP), sharing records on consent, and optionally as a Health Information User (HIU), pulling records from other providers.
Consent Framework
Every data-sharing request goes through the ABDM consent manager. The hospital cannot push or pull without an active consent artefact.
HFR & HPR
The hospital is registered in the Health Facility Registry and its doctors in the Health Professional Registry, enabling discoverability.
FHIR R4
Clinical records (conditions, medications, diagnostics) are structured as FHIR R4 resources so they can be exchanged with any ABDM-compliant system.
Modules involved
Patient RegistrationOPDIPDLabPharmacyDischarge Summary
Every compliance area OneCity covers ties into the same audit trail and quality tracking used across the platform, not a separate reporting system. For how this fits your broader accreditation planning, see our guide to NABH accreditation software. If you are sequencing this alongside other compliance work, our guide to realistic ERP implementation timelines covers how hospitals typically prioritise overlapping requirements. See our guide to choosing hospital management software for how compliance fits into the broader evaluation.
Related reading
Official sources
- ABDM official portal — Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission — NHA
- ABHA number creation — Create or link an ABHA health ID
Questions
Is the ABDM integration live?+
Payloads are generated to ABDM specification and stored. Live exchange enables after HIP onboarding and sandbox clearance, which is a per-hospital process.
Is ABHA mandatory for patients?+
No. ABHA linkage is optional and consent-based. Patients without ABHA are served with a local UHID.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the ABDM integration live?
Payloads are generated to ABDM specification and stored. Live exchange enables after HIP onboarding and sandbox clearance, which is a per-hospital process.
Is ABHA mandatory for patients?
No. ABHA linkage is optional and consent-based. Patients without ABHA are served with a local UHID.