TiE Hyderabad is in discussions with AIG Hospitals to formalize their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership aims to provide a robust platform for healthcare startups to scale and…
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Centre issues new CGHS guidelines for hospitals to prevent fraud
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued new guidelines to address complaints of overcharging and denial of services to Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries. The directives aim to ensure…
HMPV: Delhi hospitals mandated to follow isolation protocols
Delhi health authorities have issued an advisory to prepare for potential health challenges linked to Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other respiratory viruses amid growing cases in China. Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal…
Consumer panel, Ludhiana slaps ₹85,000 fine on Jain Multispeciality Hospital
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ludhiana, has imposed ₹85,000 as penalty on Jain Multispeciality Hospital in Khanna for “overcharging” and providing “inadequate” treatment to a patient. Complainant Surjit Singh, 61, a…
Global medical affairs outsourcing market to hit USD 2.83B by 2028
The global medical affairs outsourcing market, valued at $1.85b in 2024, is projected to reach $2.83b by 2028 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2%, according to Research and Markets. The…
Health inflation jumps 7.5% in 2023
CMS Analysts have published a new analysis of healthcare costs, finding that healthcare inflation rose significantly in 2023, to 7.5 percent. Significantly, hospital cost inflation leaped from 3.2 percent in 2022 to…
Aarogyasri dues reach ₹1,000cr; Telangana hospitals threaten to stop service
Telangana Arogyasri Network Hospitals have warned the state government that they will stop providing services under the Arogyasri scheme from January 10 unless their pending dues are cleared. The hospitals are facing…
DoB asks researchers, scientists, clinicians to collaborate on cardiovascular health
The Department of Biotechnology has invited researchers, scientists and clinicians to collaborate in multicentric projects focusing on ‘Cardiovascular health and diseases’ as part of chronic and lifestyle disease program. The aim is…
MP flags off 66 MMUs
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav flagged off 66 mobile medical units under the ‘PM Janman Yojana’ from CM Residence on Monday. The mobile units will be operational in over 1000 villages and will…
PMC fails to use ₹7.5cr CSR funds collected during pandemic
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is receiving flak for its failure to utilize ₹7.5 crore collected under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the Covid-19 pandemic. These funds, donated by various companies to…