Karnataka: State Government sets expert committee to recommend on package rates for Private Hospitals
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Bengaluru: Karnataka Hospitals are soon going to be find out what rates to charge for what procedures, as the state government has now made a move in this regard.
The State Government has set up an expert committee for recommendation of uniform package rates, classification, and standards of infrastructure in hospitals, and standard protocols for treatment in the context of Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Act.
The rules of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Act were notified last year. Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that despite the continues protest by doctors against the amendment of existing KPME Act, the government had gone ahead and passed KPME (Amendment) Act, 2017.
The doctors' association and several hospitals came forward claiming the package rates to be low and unreasonable. They submitted their representations in front of the state government to find a way to new rate fixation.
The State Government has set up an expert committee for recommendation of uniform package rates, classification, and standards of infrastructure in hospitals, and standard protocols for treatment in the context of Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Act.
The rules of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Act were notified last year. Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that despite the continues protest by doctors against the amendment of existing KPME Act, the government had gone ahead and passed KPME (Amendment) Act, 2017.
The doctors' association and several hospitals came forward claiming the package rates to be low and unreasonable. They submitted their representations in front of the state government to find a way to new rate fixation.
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