Bhubaneswar: The grievance redressal and internal vigilance mechanism of State Health Assurance Society (SHAS), the nodal agency of the Odisha government for implementation of Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana is on action mode against any irregularities committed by the empanelled private hospitals.
All forms of irregularities and complaints are being enquired into thoroughly, and frauds are being dealt mercilessly.
As per official information, five empanelled private sector hospitals have been delisted today by orders of Chief Executive Officer of 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 Chhattisgarh; and Samaleswari Nursing home in Deogarh district of Odisha.
Sources said 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 government 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.
The state government has warned that any such fraudulent activity will be dealt with more severely in coming days.
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