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Monday, September 13, 2010

Sringent punishement to erring network hospitals: Rosaiah

Hyderabad, Sep 12 : Aimd allegation of misuse by the network hospitals under the Aarogyasri Scheme, a committee has been constituted to arrest the trend even as efforts were on to adopt a multi-pronged approach to enhance healthcare services to the poor and those below the poverty line in Andha Pradesh.Chief Minister K Rosaiah asked the Aarogyasri Trust to plug loopholes, if any, in the implementation of the scheme for the poor and low income group, an official release quoted him as saying.The Chief Minister expressed satisfaction over the multi-pronged approach by the Trust to enhance the quality of delivery of services in scheme. The Chief Minister was explained about the functioning of the scheme and the steps taken to make it absolutely transparent, by Aarogyasri Minister Pithani Satyanarayana and officials.Dr Rosaiah asked the Trust to introduce stringent measures to ensure the best quality medical care to the beneficiaries and avoid unethical practices by Network Hospitals.The officials explained a post of Chief Medical Auditor was created to continuously monitor the quality of medical care being provided. The Trust constituted an Empanelment and Disciplinary Committee (EDC) under the Chairmanship of Chief Medical Auditor to ensure the hospital had adequate infrastructure and manpower.The EDC will also look into all the complaints against the hospitals received from various sources and recommend follow-up action against network hospitals.
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