ABHA linking has a reputation for paperwork because early integrations exposed the plumbing. Done right, it is a 30-second consent flow inside registration — not a separate form.

What the patient sees

Enter mobile number → OTP → confirm. If an ABHA exists, it links; if not, one is created. Behind that simplicity sits the full ABDM handshake: identity verified against Aadhaar-linked mobile, an ABHA address assigned, and a consent artefact recorded that governs every future record exchange.

What the consent artefact actually does

It is the machine-readable "yes" that lets records flow: who may see what, for how long, for which purpose. RxBharat stores and enforces it — a lab result only moves to a requester when a valid artefact covers that exchange.

For the clinic

Demographics arrive verified instead of re-typed. Returning patients match automatically. And when the patient later visits an ABDM-connected hospital, your prescriptions and their results can meet in the same record — continuity without phone calls.

• ABHA create-or-link inside registration
• Consent artefacts attached to every exchange
• Verified demographics — no double entry
• Patient-revocable at any time