New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The National Health Authority (NHA) has received over 2,600 registrations so far for the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) Auto-Adjudication Hackathon 2026, aimed at driving digital innovation in health claims processing, the government said on Monday.According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, AB PM-JAY – the flagship health assurance scheme — currently processes nearly 50,000 claims daily across more than 1,900 treatment packag…
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New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) As many as 11.69 crore hospital admissions have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat scheme till February 28, including 6.74 crore in private hospitals, the Parliament was informed on Monday.In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav said that strict guidelines are in place to ensure that hospitals provide treatment to beneficiaries without refusal.In case of any denial or irregularity, patients can file c…
Mehsana, March 17 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded its first successful cashless claim under the PM-RAHAT scheme in Mehsana district, where a road accident victim received fully covered treatment, officials said on Tuesday. According to the district health department, the claim was processed under the “Prime Minister Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT)” scheme, implemented by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in coordination with the National Health …
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The transformative potential of AI in healthcare can only be realised if it is built on a foundation of trust, ethics, and inclusion, according to an official statement on Thursday.Closing the diagnostic gap, eliminating algorithmic bias, and ensuring equitable access require deliberate policy choices, diverse and high-quality data, and a healthcare workforce equipped to work alongside AI, the statement added.The vision of ‘AI for All’ demands nothing less than an A…
Aizawl, Feb 3 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Tuesday said that the state government has significantly strengthened healthcare infrastructure across the state by upgrading district hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs), and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to improve access to quality medical services.Inaugurating the two-day Knowledge Exchange Health Conclave organised under the Rs 280-crore Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project (MHSSP) of the Health and Family Welfare Depar…
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant move to expand the ambit of cashless mediclaim for the teaching fraternity, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday approved the facility to about 15 lakh employees in the education sector, including teachers, non-teaching staff and also their dependent family members. The Yogi Adityanath Cabinet’s decision will benefit teachers, honorary teachers, non-teaching staff, and dependents of government aided & self-financed schools under the Basic and Second…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Artificial intelligence models in healthcare must be tested on large and diverse population datasets before being deployed on the ground to ensure trust, accuracy and inclusion, National Health Authority (NHA) Chief Executive Officer Dr Sunil Kumar Barnwal, said on Sunday. Speaking at the Federated Intelligence Hackathon on Health AI, organised as a pre-event to the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at IIT Kanpur, Dr Barnwal said India is now moving from experimentation to bui…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) For artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver meaningful public value in a linguistically diverse country like India, it must be multilingual and voice-enabled, ensuring that language does not become a barrier to accessing healthcare services, according to Amitabh Nag, CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD).Nag said that language AI can significantly enhance citizen engagement, grievance redressal mechanisms, clinical documentation, and the overall accessibility of di…
Bhuabaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Health Minister Dr. Mukesh Mahaling on Monday assured that all glitches related to the Ayushman Bharat card under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) would be resolved soon.Mahaling gave the assurance while inaugurating a national-level Chintan Shivir on the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in Bhubaneswar on Monday.In his inaugural address, Mahaling further said that ABPMJAY, th…