The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar has secured the top position in India for health record linkage under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), according to the latest performance dashboard released by the National Health Authority (NHA) on January 22, 2026. Among all AIIMS institutions and government medical colleges, Bhubaneswar achieved the highest percentage and absolute number of patient records successfully linked to Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA), with linkage rates exceeding 95% across its active patient population.

The milestone reflects sustained institutional commitment to digital health transformation. Since joining ABDM in 2022, AIIMS Bhubaneswar has systematically integrated the mission’s core components ABHA creation, Scan & Share QR-based registration, electronic health records (EHR), e-prescriptions, lab and radiology result sharing, and discharge summary upload into every point of patient contact, including outpatient departments, inpatient wards, emergency services, and diagnostic centres.

This high linkage rate enables true portability of health records: a patient treated at AIIMS Bhubaneswar can walk into any ABDM-empanelled facility across India (public or private) and allow instant access to their complete medical history, eliminating the need to carry physical reports or repeat tests. The institute has also enabled direct integration with the ABDM health locker, allowing patients to view and manage their records via the Ayushman Bharat app.

Prof. Mukesh Tripathi, Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, attributed the success to a multi-pronged strategy: dedicated ABDM teams at every clinical department, continuous training for faculty and staff, patient education campaigns at registration counters, and seamless technical integration with the hospital’s existing HIS (Hospital Information System). The institute also leveraged ABDM’s incentives for high-performing facilities, including additional funding for infrastructure and digital literacy drives.

The ranking underscores AIIMS Bhubaneswar’s role as a frontrunner in public-sector digital health adoption. It has consistently ranked among the top performers in ABHA creation, document upload compliance, and linkage efficiency since the mission’s early phases. The achievement is expected to motivate other AIIMS institutions and state government hospitals to accelerate their own ABDM implementation.

As India pushes toward universal coverage of digital health IDs and interoperable records, high-performing institutions like AIIMS Bhubaneswar serve as living proof that large public-sector hospitals can achieve near-complete digital integration improving care continuity, reducing duplication, and enhancing patient safety across the country.