ABHA Integration for Hospital Software

M1-only: Just ABHA creation + verification + QR scanning. 4-8 weeks, ₹2L-₹4L. Hospital can accept ABHA-linked patients but cannot share/consume records. Full ABDM (M1+M2+M3): ABHA + FHIR R4 record sharing (HIP) + record consumption (HIU). 8-12 weeks, ₹6L-₹15L. Many State Health Agencies (SHAs) now require ABDM integration for empanelled hospitals; check your SHA's current circular. In our view, most hospitals need full ABDM, not M1-only.

All 7 core ABHA APIs: ABHA Number Creation (Aadhaar OTP), ABHA Number Creation (Mobile OTP), ABHA Address Creation, ABHA Verification, ABHA QR Generation, ABHA Profile Fetch, HIE-CM Consent (M2/M3 scope). All documented at sandbox.abdm.gov.in. Production access requires NHA M1 certification + Safe-to-Host audit.

M1-only (basic ABHA): 4-8 weeks. Full ABDM M1+M2+M3: 8-12 weeks for our build, including sandbox testing against every functional scenario, and we coordinate the Safe-to-Host (WASA) audit and the NHA submission. The testing agency's functional tests, the auditor's WASA time and NHA's exit review add time we don't control.

No — ABHA is added as additional identifier alongside your existing patient IDs. Migration of existing patients to ABHA is optional (typically done via bulk enrollment campaign post-implementation). Existing patient records continue working as-is.

M1-only package: ABHA APIs implementation, NHA sandbox testing, functional testing, M1 certification submission, basic staff training. Full ABDM package: above + M2 HIP + M3 HIU + FHIR R4 implementation + HIE-CM consent + Safe-to-Host audit + state scheme docs + comprehensive training.

M1-only: ₹2L-₹4L (4-8 weeks). Full ABDM M1+M2+M3: ₹6L-₹15L (8-12 weeks). Plus Safe-to-Host audit ₹50K-₹2L. Plus state scheme customization ₹1L-₹4L if needed.

Possible for production — M1-only certification path. Limitations: can't share records via FHIR R4 (M2 needed), can't request records from other hospitals (M3 needed). Hospitals doing M1-only typically: large institutions with non-clinical patient identification use case OR hospitals planning to add M2/M3 later. If your hospital is empanelled, check which milestones your State Health Agency's current circular asks for before choosing M1-only.