Ayushman Bharat Helps IT Professionals
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is helping IT Professionals also along with The Patients, The Doctors (Practising & non Practising both), The Para medicals, The Hospitals, The Pathology Labs, The Radiology Centers, etc.
Below are the relevant questions answered at the Official Site of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
1) I am a developer and want to build a health repository. How do I get started?
Please see the overview of Architecture here . You can see implementer’s guide.
2) What is Patient Health Records App?
The Patient Health records App allows a patient to view their health data from the different hospitals, labs and doctors in one place. You can download reference patient Android App. Download .apk file
3) What exactly do I need to build?
Please refer to implementer’s guide section.
4) How do I participate?
Please refer to How do I participate? section.
5) How to become a part of the ABDM Ecosystem?
If you are an integrator who would like to be a part of the ecosystem, kindly register for Sandbox access here – https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in
6) How do I get the access keys to test the APIs published in Sandbox?
Register on the platform – https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in and our team will evaluate your application. In case the application is approved, we’ll email the client ID and secret to access the APIs.
7) How do I know the workflow / API flows after getting the access keys?
The detailed documentation about the sequence and flow has been documented on website clearly. Our team has done some in-depth webinars which covers every flow for the ecosystem partners. Check the documentation here – https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in/docs/building_blocks
8) How do I get access to the Health ID APIs on Sandbox?
The Health ID APIs are only available on request for now, the same needs to be separately mentioned in the intent. The committee may evaluate the same and respond accordingly.
9) How do I check my integration? Do I get access to the reference applications to test my flow?
Yes, you can download the PHR application version through the sandbox portal – https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in/docs/phr_app The access to the HIU reference app can be requested on the email: ndhm.support@nha.gov.in
10) What to do when my integration is completed? What are the next steps?
There is an exit form available on the Sandbox portal, you need to fill the form. After evaluation, our integration team will reach out to you.
11) Is it mandatory to get the functional testing done?
Yes, as per the compliance set for Ecosystem partners all partners need to get the flow tested by our Functional audit team
12) Is it mandatory to show the security audit report to get the Production keys?
Yes, all ecosystem partners need to be compliant to the NHA external ecosystem security policy.
13) What should I do if I have some technical query for my integration?
Raise your concern on devforum and clearly mention your client id.
14) What should I do if my technical query cannot be solved through dev forum?
We strongly suggest posting queries on the forum as the community can come forward and help. Also, your query may also help others in the different stages of integration.
15) Is there any reference documentation for other languages apart from Java?
No, we have currently done the implementation in Java only. You can connect with other integrators who have completed integration in Python and PHP over the community. Re-direct such questions to the dev forum