Centre: Warn hospitals on malpractices

New Delhi, November 23 

The health ministry today asked all states to issue strict warnings and take action against hospitals which indulge in malpractices and don’t follow standard treatment protocols. 

The move comes in the wake of allegations that Gurugram-based Fortis Hospital billed the family of a dengue patient Rs 16 lakh.

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In a letter to the chief secretaries, Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan said  alleged malpractices not only compromise patient safety but also raise concerns about accountability in healthcare costs.

She asked the states to implement Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 under which all hospitals can be regulated. Till now, Arunachal, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Assam and all UTs except NCT of Delhi have adopted the Act. — PTI