Private hospitals empanelled under Rajasthan’s Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana (MAA Yojana) will now be required to upload geo-tagged photographs of ICU patients with their treating doctors every eight hours.
The Rajasthan State Health Assurance Agency has made the requirement mandatory as part of monitoring treatment provided under the government health insurance scheme.
As per the directions, each photograph must clearly show the patient on the hospital bed, the treating doctor and the bedside monitor displaying vital parameters such as pulse rate and oxygen saturation. The images are to be uploaded on the MAA Yojana Portal.
The requirement also extends to certain day-care procedures. Hospitals will have to submit geo-tagged photographs showing the patient with the treating doctor for treatments including cancer radiotherapy, dialysis and day-care neurological procedures.
The move has drawn opposition from the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society, Rajasthan, which has questioned the practicality of the requirement.
Society president Dr Vijay Kapoor said the provision could place an excessive monitoring burden on doctors, arguing that ensuring proper treatment and accountability should not require doctors to establish their physical presence with patients every eight hours.
