Page 5 - Private Hospitals

Karnataka govt to fix Covid-19 rates for private hospitals, says Minister

Maybe there will be some variation for Bengaluru, but for the entire state, a uniform rate structure will be fixed," Minister K Sudhakar said.

PIL in Delhi HC to ensure pvt hospitals don't charge Covid patients steeply

The circular said these private hospitals shall bill the Covid-19 patients as per their respective schedule of charges

Few pvt Delhi hospitals doing 'black marketing of Covid-19 beds': Kejriwal

The government is talking to the owners of private hospitals to determine their problems in reserving 20 per cent of their beds for Covid-19 patients, he said

Covid-19 crisis: SC asks pvt hospitals if they can charge at Ayushman rates

Capping rates can make business unviable, say hospitals

Letter to BS: It's right to ask pvt hospitals to share Covid treatment cost

At least, the private hospitals can waive consultation, laboratory and ward charges

SC asks Centre to identify private hospitals for free Covid-19 treatment

Three-judge bench led by CJI says there are private hospitals that have been given land either free of cost or at nominal rates, so they should treat coronavirus-infected patients for free

Covid-19 crisis: Health infra still a fight two months after lockdown

Rough estimates suggest a spend of around Rs 1,000 crore in Covid-related manufacturing in the country during the last two months

Covid-19 crisis: Private hospitals get a lifeline from Ayushman Bharat

Scheme has on-boarded 1,000 new hospitals in the last one month

Covid-19: Hospitals brace for a new normal, see 50% occupancy by May-end

The share of labs run by private hospitals is growing on the list of those that have permission to test reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

Covid-19 impact: Private hospitals gasp for breath as occupancy slumps

The first of a two-part series looks at how private health care facilities are facing the pandemic

Hospitals committed to Covid cases, all other patients put on hold

Public health experts warn that unless a protocol is designed to handle the medical necessities apart from Covid-19, the country is set to see a sudden spike in deaths from preventable illnesses.

With low OPD footfall, private hospitals struggle to pay salaries

From OPD to in-patient department (IPD) or admissions, the conversion rate is roughly 10-12 per cent for the industry

Private hospitals gearing up to fight coronavirus battle as cases rise

Hospitals devise protocols to help deal with the surge in the number of patients

Some private hospitals not following coronavirus protocol: Odisha govt

Official sources said at least 10 teams are now engaged to trace all those who might have come in contact with the third COVID-19 patient, a resident of Bhubaneswar

Won't compromise patients' interest while privatising hospitals: Centre

Union Budget 2020 proposed handing of district hospitals to private sector through Public-Private Partnership mode

Delhi's autonomous super speciality hospitals face 50% shortage of doctors

Both the autonomous hospitals offer world-class infrastructure, but suffer policy lacunae: the government has separate policies for the autonomous and government-run hospitals

Avg medical expenditure at pvt hospitals 7 times higher than govt ones: NSO

Interestingly, only about 17 per cent of childbirths in government hospitals were surgery cases, of which over 92 per cent were provided free.

Govt to offer private hospitals incentive to boost Modicare scheme: Report

India has so far registered about 20% of the eligible 500 million people, due to lack of public awareness of the scheme and low private sector participation

CGHS: Hospitals need to share cesarean delivery figures to get empanelled

Not sharing details may lead to removal from the empanelled list under CGHS

Parity in fees of private nursing homes and hospitals not possible: HC

The observations by HC came while dismissing a PIL which was seeking directions to the Delhi govt to issue a notification on bringing uniformity in charges levied by private nursing home and hospitals