What’s the issue?
- At Max Hospital a premature baby was wrongly declared dead by the doctors.
- Medical negligence and overcharging by private hospitals.
Indian Medical Association’s recommendations:
- Urged State governments to subsidise emergencies in the private sector and create a reimbursement mechanism.
- No hospital can force its consultants to work on targets and the choice of drugs and devices should rest with the doctors based on the affordability of a patient and not the hospital management.
IMA president Dr. K.K. Aggarwal said:
- It is time for the medical profession to introspect and come out with self-regulation procedures. From today onwards, all doctors in the country shall choose affordable drugs.
- We also appeal to the State governments to come out with an urgent ordinance for ‘one drug-one company-one price policy’.
- Doctors should actively participate in ensuring that no hospital sells any item priced higher than the Market Rate Price. No service charges should be added to procure drugs from outside.
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