myCGHS app

05.04.2024

myCGHS app

Why in the news?

  Recently, the secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the myCGHS app.

About myCGHS app:

• It is designed to enhance access to Electronic Health Records, information and resources for Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries.
• It is developed by the technical teams of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) Himachal Pradesh and NIC Health Team.
• It is a convenient mobile application offering features aimed at enhancing information and accessibility for CGHS beneficiaries.
• It facilitates a wide range of services, including booking and cancellation of online appointments, downloading CGHS card and index card, accessing lab reports from CGHS labs, checking medicine history, checking medical reimbursement claim status, accessing referral details and locating nearby wellness centers etc.
• The app features security features like 2-factor authentication and functionality of mPIN ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of users' data.

Key facts about Central Government Health Scheme:

• It was established in 1954 with the aim of providing quality healthcare services to government employees and their families.
• It gives healthcare facilities to registered employees and pensioners of the Central Government of India.
• The enrolled members are provided reimbursement and cashless facilities under this scheme.
• It covers health care under different systems of medicine, such as Allopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda and Unani.
• CGHS beneficiaries can undergo treatment at any empanelled private hospital of their choice.

                                           Source: PIB