The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has achieved another milestone in building a digitally connected healthcare ecosystem. Union Health Ministry has said that over 25 crore health records of individuals have been linked to their Ayushman Bharat Health Account- ABHA. These records can be easily accessed and managed by the individuals using any of the ABDM-enabled health apps. <br />''<br />''The digitally available health records will enable the ABHA holders in availing paperless health services across the ABDM network. Speaking on the significance of this milestone, Chief Executive Officer, NHA R S Sharma said that digitization of physical records is crucial to the objective of building an inter-operable and accessible healthcare ecosystem. <br />''<br />''The speed at which health records are being made more accessible through  ABHA linking indicates the sincerity of all stakeholders as well as the robustness and scalability of the underlying technology. He said, the objective of ABDM can be achieved with collaborative efforts from majority stakeholders that benefit the end patients.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The digital linking of health records has been making tremendous progress with active involvement at State and UT level. In the last 40 days, the number of health records linked to ABHA has jumped from 4 crores to 25 crores.</span><br />