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New Delhi : Dr Indu Bhushan, CEO, Ayushman Bharat- National Health Protection Mission,  and Dr R N Tandon, Secretary General, Indian Medical Association (IMA), met on June 22, 2018, to discuss the potential collaboration in implementing Ayushman Bharat- National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM). IMA representatives agreed to extend their support for better implementation of AB-NHPM especially in field of empanelment of hospitals, spreading awareness and beneficiary identification processes.

Dr Tandon said, “IMA is proud to be associated with AB-NHPM and would be keen to provide help in spreading awareness and developing a larger network of quality service providers especially in Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities.”

Dr Indu Bhushan added that IMA is a critical stakeholder in AB-NHPM as private sector role is key to its success by enhancing the accessibility to quality and patient centric care. Key issues like timely payments to the hospitals, feedback & grievance mechanism, ease of setting up of IT infrastructure at hospitals for paperless transactions etc. were deliberated on and constructive suggestions were made during the meeting, he said, according to a PIB release.

Dr Dinesh Arora, Deputy CEO, AB- NHPM, stated that National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) accreditation is desirable but not essential for the hospitals, since the quality and patient safety would be one of the key principle of AB-NHPM.

Dr Indu Bhushan emphasized, “We need to ensure that the targeted beneficiaries under AB-NHPM  get maximum benefits and can expand access to quality health services in both rural and urban areas including Tier-2 and 3 cities. This can be done only when Government, private healthcare providers and associations like IMA and other industry bodies work together as partners for betterment of health status of the society.”

 

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