Question : EMPANELLED PRIVATE AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES

(a) whether the Government had empanelled a number of private hospitals and other diagnostic centres and their number increased from 34 in 2000 to 101 till date;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether some of the hospitals have since been de- empanelled;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor;

(e) the details of hospitals and diagnostic centres that have been de-empanelled during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(f) the details of empanelled hospitals that have been referred to the CBI for investigation alongwith the action taken against the Government officials found involved in irregularities ?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a)&(b): The total number of private hospitals/diagnostic centres recognised under CGHS in various cities has increased from 242 in 1996-1997 to 708 as on date as per details given at Annexure-`A`.

(c): Two hospitals have been derecognised/de-empanelled so far from the list of CGHS recognised hospitals as given below:-


(i)	Milennium Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi.

(ii)	P.R.S. Hospital, Trivandrum

(d): A Standing Committee under Dte. GHS was constituted to review the referral system and appropriateness/treatment given by the private hospitals/diagnostic centres recognised under CGHS Delhi. The Committee observed the following irregularities leading to the derecognition of Millennium Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi in March, 2005:-


(i)	Patients kept in ICU/ICCU without justification

(ii)	Gross error in billing

(iii)	Unrelated and irrelevant investigations done

(iv)	Intentional hiking of bills

As regards de-recognition/de-empanelment of PRS hospital, Trivandrum in April, 2005, the Medical Team constituted for the purpose had found that the hospital had made lapses in providing treatment to the beneficiary thereby violating the provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement(MOA).

(e): No CGHS recognised private hospital/diagnostic centre was derecognised during the last three year, even though referrals have been stopped in regard to some hospitals. However, two private hospitals as stated in (c) above have been derecognised/de-empanelled from CGHS during the year 2005.

(f): Information is being collected and would be laid on the Table of the Sabha.

ANNEXURE-A

LIST SHOWING NUMBER OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS/DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS RECOGNIZED IN VARIOUS CGHS CITIES

S.No.	Name of CGHS City	1996-97 2003-2005	No. of No. of	hospitals/dia Hospitals/dia	gnostic gnostic	centers centers
1. Ahmedabad 02 06

2. Allahabad 05 25

3. Chennai 20 41

4. Hyderabad 23 81

5. Jabalpur 20 48
6. Jaipur 10 35

7 Kanpur 17 46

8. Meerut 09 37

9. Mumbai 07 23
10 Trivandrum 00 12
11. Patna 10 34
12. Ranchi 03 07
13. Lucknow 08 21
14. Pune 27 67
15. Delhi 24 94
16. Bangalore 16 51
17. Kolkata 15 31
18. Nagpur 26 49	Total 242 708

Question : EMPANELLED PRIVATE AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES

Answer given by the minister

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