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103 Super-Specialty Hospitals Outside Odisha Empanelled Under BSKY

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: As a significant step towards “Healthy Odisha Happy Odisha” through Biju Swasthya Kalayan Yojana (BSKY), at least 103 super specialty and tertiary care hospitals outside the state have been empanelled under the programme.

It was revealed from a review meeting Chaired by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Odisha State Health Assurance Society (SHAS),, Dr Brundha D, an official release said on Wednesday.

Reviewing the progress made in the extension of cashless treatment to Odia people in private hospitals beyond Odisha, Dr Brundha directed officials to ensure timely payment of claims raised by the private sector hospitals. The Nodal Officers were asked to look into the claims on a daily basis for their earliest payment within the scheduled timeline.

The reviews showed that the empanelled hospitals outside the state included Christian Medical College, Tamil Nadu; Sri Shankara cancer foundation, Bengaluru; Tata medical centre, Kolkata; Homi Bhaba ( HB) cancer hospital, Vizag and Sangur in Punjab; Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah cancer Institute ( BBCI), Guwahati; H.B. cancer hospital, Varanasi; Mahanana Pandit Madan Moham Malaviya cancer centre, Varanasi;  Advanced centre for treatment, research and education in cancer, Mumbai; and Tata Memorial, Mumbai.

Twenty-four Fortis group of hospitals at Chennai, Delhi, Deheradun, Vashi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, Amritsar, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Noida, Ludhiana, New Delhi, Delhi, Punjab,  and Kolkata, along with  07 super specialty heart hospitals in Narayana Hrudayalaya group at Bengaluru, Mumbai, Raipur, Kolkata, and Jamshedpur were also empanelled under BSKY.

Thirteen hospitals in OSTF group were empanelled. Out of them,  7 hospitals are in Vishakhpatnam, 3 in Raipur, and 3 are in Surat.

Available database showed, around 4500 people received cashless critical care services in these hospitals during November, 2022 towards which state government paid Rs 11.26 crore to the hospitals.  From January to November of 2022, around 28,000 patients received cashless treatment in outside hospitals towards which  state government paid around Rs 39 crore.

The feedback from the patients showed that around 98% of them were directly helped by Swasthya Mitras engaged by the government; and, satisfaction level of the people was more than 97 per cent.

Additional Secretary-cum-Additional CEO Subhananda Mohapatra along with senior officers of SHAS participated in the discussions.

OB Bureau

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