Hyderabad: Hospital has coughed Rs 72.2 lakh excessive costs in 30 cases so far for the past two months.
30 This case is among 350 overcharging complaints received so far by the Ministry of Health on 170 hospitals in 14 districts in Telangana.
According to the Ministry of Health’s report, the majority of these complaints come from Hyderabad.
Authorities have received 148 complaints against private hospitals who care for Covid-19 patients.
After Hyderabad, the number of maximum complaints was received from Medchal-Malkajgiri, followed by Rangeddy, Warangal Urban, Mahbubnagar, Sangareddy and Karimnagar.
Regardless of complaints related to excessive retrieval, complaints incorrectly, the lack of appropriate attention etc.
has also been received.
“As part of the action in 350 complaints against 170 hospitals, the Director of Public Health has suspended Covid treatment permissions for 22 hospitals.
In the direction of the High Court, the suspension of permission to treat Covid-19 patients from 22 hospitals was revoked with direction to restore the number of surpluses To the patient.
In this relationship, until now, 30 complaints are resolved and Rs 72.20,277 are returned to the complainant, “the Ministry of Health’s internal report said.
As per the tariff for Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals and revised diagnostic services, Rs 4,000 for ordinary beds, 7,500 Rs for ICU treatment (intensive care units) and RS 9,000 for ICU care with ventilators, has been closed as the upper limit for daily basic costs.
These include monitoring and investigations such as complete blood counts, routine urine, HIV, anti-HCV, HBsag, serum creatin, ultrasound, echo 2D, x ray, ECG, medicines, consulting and procedures such as insertion of ryles tubes, urine channel catheterization but Not including upscale tests.
“Hospitals are advised to refrain from unnecessary and repeated tests that have been seen in many bills attached to excessive complaints.
We are still in the process of doing justice to the complainant,” told senior officials from the Ministry of Health officials.