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ABSTRACT:
Today, we are living in an era of technology where everything we use comes from technology. Technology has uplifted the lives of people by reducing work time and increasing efficacy and precision. So why not use this technological advancement in healthcare to raise the quality of patient care and digitize the healthcare system to global heights? Aadhaar card consists of a 12 digits unique identification number which is unique to every cardholder and can be helpful as a source of unique patient identifiers. Aadhar card can play an important role in digitizing the healthcare system by generating a database through which past medical history reports of patients in the country can be collected by trained medical professionals and can be used whenever a patient needs treatment. This database can be generated by linking the patient's unique identification number on Aadhaar card with his/her medical reports, so that, they get stored in the database and can be used whenever required for further treatment in any part of the county. This approach can be very useful in raising patient care quality and also can reduce the workload of both the patients and healthcare professionals by organizing the whole work systematically. The day is not so far when the whole healthcare system will be digitized, and the patient care quality will reach the topmost height.
KEYWORDS: Unique identification number, Aadhaar card, Digitization, Identification, Medical History.
INTRODUCTION:
In today's world technology plays an impactful role in everyone's life because technology can lead any sector to a great height. Advanced technology is a basic need in every sector from the education sector to the healthcare sector, it is needed to achieve the desired results within a short period, and have high accuracy1 . In modern times, where everything we are using consists of advanced technology be it a small household machine to big instruments, why not use technology in digitalizing the healthcare system which can be very helpful for the future development of the healthcare system? Digitalizing the healthcare system using an Aadhaar card can be very beneficial for the healthcare system because it enhances the efficacy of work and reduces the chances of medical error2,3. Storing prescriptions and diagnostic reports properly by the patients after treatment is...