Bhubaneswar, Aug. 13 -- The Odisha government has tightened compliance norms for hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana (GJAY), directing them to establish round-the-clock help desks, integrate their systems with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), and ensure seamless assistance to beneficiaries.

The directives were issued by State Health Assurance Society (SHAS) CEO Dr Brunda D during a review meeting on the implementation of the schemes at empanelled hospitals.

Dr Brunda asked hospitals to complete integration with the ABDM-prescribed Hospital Management Information System (HMIS), ABHA-based patient medical records, Health Facility Registry an...