Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the Health Department should work proactively to encourage beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat and Chirayu schemes to avail themselves of treatment at government hospitals. Doctors, support staff and Ayushman Mitras at government hospitals witnessing an increase in patient footfall will be provided special incentive amounts.
The Chief Minister stated this while chairing a review meeting with Health Department officials at the Haryana Civil Secretariat on Tuesday. He said that the amount received by government hospitals for treating patients under the Ayushman Bharat and Chirayu schemes would be utilised for special incentives for doctors and staff at the respective hospitals, hospital upgradation, sanitation works and incentives for Ayushman Mitras, among other purposes. The proposal submitted by the Health Department in this regard has been approved by the government.
Doctors from Private Hospitals Can Also Perform Operations at Government Hospitals
The Chief Minister said that the services of specialist doctors working in private hospitals or engaged in private practice could also be utilised at government hospitals, with payments made on a daily or per-operation basis. In addition, government doctors treating a higher number of patients would be provided special incentives to encourage them to work with greater dedication. He also directed that the number of Ayushman Mitras at government hospitals be increased as per requirement.
The Chief Minister also reviewed the steps taken by the department to implement targets set during the previous meeting for improving the functioning of the Health Department. These included the use of e-Upchar to provide relief to patients, effective functioning of de-addiction centres, conducting special drives to register eligible beneficiaries under the Ayushman and Chirayu schemes, giving special attention to cleanliness in hospitals, regular reporting for monitoring Ayushman claims, and package-wise comparisons between private and government hospitals. He issued necessary directions to the officials in this regard
