NMC Issues Final Warning to 15 Gujarat Medical Colleges Over ABDM HMIS Non-Compliance

Ahmedabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a final warning to medical colleges across the country, including 15 institutions in Gujarat, for failing to comply with the mandatory implementation of the Health Management Information System (HMIS) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

The Commission has directed the institutions to immediately rectify technical and infrastructure-related deficiencies, warning that failure to comply could invite regulatory action by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB).

According to an Office Memorandum issued by the NMC on July 17, all medical colleges are required to integrate their hospital HMIS with the ABDM platform, enabling digital health records, ABHA ID-based patient linkage, Health Facility Registry (HFR) mapping, and other mandatory digital services. The Commission said these systems are essential for monitoring the quality of medical education, clinical material, and patient data under the National Health Authority’s digital health ecosystem.

The NMC has identified multiple categories of non-compliance, including colleges where ABDM-enabled HMIS has been installed but key milestones such as ABHA integration, HFR/HPR mapping, Health Records Linkage (HRL), and Scan & Share services remain incomplete. It has also listed institutions that are yet to adopt an ABDM-enabled HMIS and those that have either failed to submit or submitted incorrect Health Facility Registry (HFR) IDs.

Medical Colleges Using ABDM-Enabled HMIS but Yet to Achieve Full Compliance

• Dr. N.D. Desai Faculty of Medical Science and Research, Nadiad
• ESIC Medical College, Naroda Bapunagar, Ahmedabad
• Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj
• Narendra Modi Medical College, Ahmedabad (previously Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College)
• Nootan Medical College and Research Centre, Mehsana
• Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad

Medical Colleges Yet to Implement ABDM-Enabled HMIS Software

• Ananya College of Medicine & Research, Kalol
• Bhagyoday Medical College
• Dr. M.K. Shah Medical College & Research Centre, Ahmedabad
• SAL Institute of Medical Sciences, Ahmedabad
• SBKS Medical Institute & Research Centre, Vadodara
• Shantabaa Medical College, Amreli
• Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Sciences & Research

Medical Colleges That Failed to Submit or Submitted Incorrect HFR IDs

• Postgraduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratisthan, Miraj
• Smt. G.R. Doshi and Smt. K.M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. H.L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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