NABH Announcements

Announcements from NABH – Fee Remittance Norms & Communication Matrix to be followed by all Applicant / Certified / Accredited Healthcare Organizations

Announcement 1 – Fee Remittance Notification

Kind Attention : All applicant / Accredited / Certified Health Care Organisations under all programs of NABH

In continuation to the previous notice of NABH related to fee payments  issued  on February 16, 2021, many Healthcare Organisations associated with NABH, are still making direct payment to Quality Council of India – NABH. NABH is facing d i f f i cu l t y in reconciling the amounts received directly as the details of payment are also not updated by the respective HCOs in their online portal.

To avoid unnecessary wastage of time  and  manpower  in  tracking  the  payments, NABH advises its stakeholders to  make payments  only through  the online portal  using the Payment Gateway  so that the payments  are appropriately  tracked  for  convenience  of all the parties.

In order to facilitate the Healthcare  Organisations  to reconcile  the fee payment  status,  NABH is requesting all the HCOs to follow the below steps with immediate effect:

  1. The HCOs a r e advised to login into their HCO account on the NABH portal for making payments through payment gateway via credit card/debit card/net banking.
  • HCOs are advised to refrain from depositing cash/cheque/DD directly into  any  account of Quality Council of India.
  • In case the HCO has no other option but Bank Transfer (NEFT/RTGS), it shall be responsibility of the HCO to update the transaction details like Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) Number, Date of Transaction, Transaction Amount, etc  on  the NABH Portal under the Make Payment category and inform NABH that the Payment was done and get the receipts generated for the payments made.
  • The HCOs are also requested to ensure that the payment details with respect to fee payments of current and previous accreditation cycles have been updated on the NABH portal account of the HCO, if not done earlier.

QCI-NABH plans to stop direct payments into its accounts done through DD/Cheque/Cash Deposit/Offline Bank Transfer (NEFT/RTGS) by March 31, 2022 and is seeking the cooperation from HCOs in this regards.

Download the notification from NABH here

Announcement 2 – Communication Matrix Released for the benefit of all Applicant / Certified / Accredited HCOs

NABH has earlier issued NABH communication matrix – NABH/Notification/Communication/2020/2049 dated 25th September 2020

All the applicant and accredited/ certified HCOs that are listed in the NABH portal have the provisions for making communications with the officials of NABH through “REMARKS COLUMN”. All HCOs are requested to utilise “REMARKS” for communicating/ raising queries regarding status of their applications for accreditation/ certification to ensure transparency as well as for records.

HCOs are also requested to refrain themselves from communicating through emails or telephonically. It is practically not possible to reply to each mail or phone call individually. Moreover, neither your communication nor reply from NABH is captured for the case record purpose.

In case, the queries of the HCOs submitted through remarks on the portal are not replied within three working days, emails to Program Heads may be sent, along with contents of email copied at on-line portal remark column. The list of all programs of NABH and the responsible Program Head with contact details are listed in the notification released by NABH.

Download the notification from NABH

Source : https://nabh.co/index.aspx

Accreditation & Certification for Medical Travel Programs

Medical Travel Programs Webinar on February 11th | 6:30 PM IST

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program and the Quality & Accreditation Institute (QAI) have launched a joint accreditation program for hospitals and clinics in India serving medical travel patients. The goal of the partnership is to leverage each organization’s strengths to better serve healthcare providers in India seeking to enhance medical traveler patient experience and business performance.

GHA and QAI are pleased to present the first joint webinar to the healthcare industry on Medical Travel Programs.

About the Program

Building Patient Trust Through Accreditation & Certification for Medical Travel Programs

Trust is going to be a major factor as hospitals and clinics around the world begin to reopen for medical travel patients or increase operations. Research suggests consumers will turn to trusted sources as safety increasingly becomes a brand differentiator. Has your organization implemented protocols to keep patients safe during travel and treatment? Are you communicating these effectively? How do you ensure a high-quality medical travel experience to patients seeking treatments in India including pre and post treatment?

Program Details :

Date & Time – February 11th from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm IST 

Learn the answers to the following questions and many more by attending this webinar :

  • How GHA and QAI’s Collaboration will support medical travel in India
  • Key elements of a successful medical travel destination program
  • Why destination safety is the new catchword in medical travel
  • How Accreditation and Certification can help build patient trust in a COVID-19 world
  • Reviewing best practices in medical travel including protocols for COVID-19
  • How Global Healthcare Accreditation based on international standards accredited by ISQua can positively impact your medical travel program

For more information about Program outline, Speakers details, check the link below

For more details about the GHA-QAI partnership, please refer to the official press release.