by Suman Gupta
NATHEALTH signs MoU with Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI) to boost Information Sharing, PPP & Advocacy to collaborate and achieve Quality Healthcare for all citizens in in India. This brings together a network of over 15,000 hospitals, labs and diagnostics chains, healthcare service providers, equipment manufacturers, investors, knowledge partners, technology providers and innovators into a unified platform
The Scope of MoU:
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Consultingeach other to take up healthcare issues for advocacy with Central & State
Governments in the country
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Formulating a model arrangementfor active participation of private hospitals in programs launched by the government. This would include creating a reference document for public-private partnership
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Jointly taking up regulatory/taxation issues with authorities such as State & Central Govt affecting patient care to improve the quality of care or healthcare expenditure of patients
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Recommending referencecost structure for building and operating hospitals in non- metro locations and models of revenue and costing that meets the inclusive healthcare objective of the government
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Recommending priceand cost models for key components of healthcare delivery.
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Formulating a patient charter thathelps create awareness and builds trust between patients and hospitals
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Sharing information andproviding opportunities to distribute information as appropriate, to each other’s networks through cross-promotions in newsletters and other communication channels like web-sites
Mumbai – January, 2020: Taking forward the spirit of cohesive collaborations and partnerships to achieve the goals of Universal Health Coverage with quality care, two apex Healthcare Industry bodies- NATHEALTH and Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) today announced to work in collaboration with each other. The partnership aims to share knowledge and resources in the healthcare sector. The healthcare industry bodies have also agreed to work together in recommending price and cost models for key components of healthcare delivery.
NATHEALTH and AHPI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a function held in, Bengaluru today.
In 2019, NATHEALTH had announced its partnerships with National Health Authority (NHA), NASSCOM, Wellness and Roche Diagnostic. AHPI similarly has formal association with key healthcare bodies including Indian Medical Association, Association of National Board Accredited Institutions and Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations etc. The partnership between NATHEALTH & AHPI therefore will promote more effective use of each other’s resources, memberships and provide a wider representation of the healthcare industry to key stakeholders in areas of policymaking and creating a suitable environment to benefit all stakeholders.
This partnership will leverage the benefits of efforts on creating and implementing policies that help build trust, share knowledge and resource in the healthcare sector.
“We agreed to form a partnership with AHPI to work together in formulating a model arrangement for active participation of private hospitals in programs launched by the government. This would include creating a reference document for the public-private partnership. Collectively we will take up regulatory/taxation issues with authorities such as State and Central Government affecting patient care to improve quality of care or healthcare expenditure of patients,” said Dr H. Sudarshan Ballal, President, NATHEALTH.
Speaking on the collaboration, said by Dr Alex Thomas, President AHPI said; “This partnership would provide momentum to our ongoing efforts. With our combined resources, we hope to witness a significant contribution and development in the healthcare systems. We wish to network and share knowledge on various aspects of healthcare delivery systems and for the mutual benefits of members of two organizations to whom we are meant to serve.”
Under the agreement, NATHEALTH and AHPI have identified major areas of collaboration, which would promote information sharing, advocacy with governments, Private-Public Partnerships, rational cost structure & pricing, and formulation of Patient Charter.
The joint initiative will collectively act as an interface between the industry and government on various policy and regulatory topics to improve the regulatory environment in India.
AboutNATHEALTH: NATHEALTH has been created with the Vision to “Be the credible and unified voice in improvingaccess and quality of healthcare”. Leading Healthcare Service Providers, Medical Technology Providers (Devices, Equipment & IT), Diagnostic Service Providers, Health Insurance companies, Health Education Institutions, Medical Journalism companies, Biotech/Lifesciences related companies, Healthcare Publishers, Healthcare Consultants, Home Healthcare companies, PE & VC companies and other stakeholders have come together to build NATHEALTH as a common platform to create the next level of momentum in Indian Healthcare. NATHEALTH is an inclusive Institution that has representation of small & medium hospitals and nursing homes as well as Healthcare Start-up companies. NATHEALTH is committed to work on its Mission to encourage innovation, help bridge the skill and capacity gap, help shape policy & regulations and enable the environment to fund long- term growth. NATHEALTH aims to help build a better and healthier future for both rural and urban India.
About AHPI: Association of Healthcare Providers (India) represents the vast majority of healthcare providers in India. It was registered under Society Registration ACT- 1860 as “not for profit” organization in December 2012. It educates to its members and at the same time, advocates with the government, regulatory bodies and other stake holders on issues, which have bearing on enabling its member organizations in delivering of Universal Health Coverage to the community at large. This include national policy on health, regulations, taxation, tariffs, costing, reimbursement etc. AHPI has been working on building capacity in Indian health systems with focus on patient safety and affordability of healthcare services. Capacity building activities are provided through, AHPI Institute of Healthcare Quality which supports members through innovative and value added education & training programs on quality,patient safety, risk assessment & management, patient centric management, improving operational/ financial efficiency etc.
