5 Hospitals de-empanelled : Internal Vigilance Mechanism of SHAS on action mode against irregularities

Bhubaneswar, 23 Oct: The grievance redressal and internal vigilance mechanism of Sate Health Assurance Society (SHAS), the nodal agency of the State for implementation of Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana is on action mode against any irregularities committed by the empanelled private hospitals. All kinds of irregularities and complains are being enquired into thoroughly, and frauds are being dealt mercilessly.
Available data shows, five empanelled private sector hospitals have been delisted today by orders of Chief Executive Officer, SHAS. Out of these, four are from outside Odisha and one from inside the State. The delisted hospitals are Mittal Hospital, Banthia hospital, Soni hospital and Babuji care hospital in Raipur district of Chhatisgarh; and Samaleswari Nursing home in Deogarh district of Odisha.
Sources say, the internal vigilance mechanism of SHAS from their regular watchful analysis of the grievances received from people, claims submitted by the hospitals and feedback received through 104 call centre detected irregularities like use of false referral slips in name of Govt hospitals for admission of patients under referral packages, submission of fabricated documents in claim folders, demand of cash from the poor innocent patients, and adoption of fraudulent means for instigating beneficiaries to take admission in their hospital etc.
Government in Health and Family Welfare Department have warned that any such fraudulent activity will be dealt with more severely in coming days.