by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
Under the Digital Health Incentive Scheme, to encourage efficiency in insurance claim processing, there is a provision that for every insurance claim transaction through NHCX, financial incentives of Rs 500 per claim or 10% of the claim amount, whichever is lower...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 23, 2023 | Facts, Health, Risk Management
“The findings indicate that education is needed for the general public and heart attack survivors on the symptoms that should trigger calling an ambulance. In our study, patients who knew the symptoms of a heart attack were more likely to receive treatment...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Policy
Among other things, common tests and screenings such as X-ray, ECG, blood tests and CT scans will be free. If medicines are not available at the OPD, they shall be purchased locally (by the hospital) and given to patients, the order said Mumbai: Free treatment and...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 10, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
India’s doctor-to-patient ratio hit a record high of 1.2 doctors per 1,000 patients in 1991, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), but as its population surged, the ratio dropped to about 0.7 in 2020. Outside the big cities, the lack of specialised...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 10, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes a body to have less hemoglobin than normal. The Union Health Ministry has been implementing the TBSY since 2017 under the National Health Mission (NHM) and had recently completed its second phase in March 2023 The...
