Bhubaneswar, Oct. 31 -- The State Health Assurance Society (SHAS) will intensify field inspections and strengthen monitoring to detect fraud under Odisha's universal healthcare scheme, while expediting grievance redressal, officials said after a review meeting on Saturday.

At the meeting held here today, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer directed senior officials to step up field visits and sensitise hospitals about the PM-RAHAT scheme, which provides accident victims free treatment up to Rs 1.5 lakh for seven days, irrespective of their economic status, provided they are registered within 24-48 hours of the accident.

Even hospitals not empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY can treat eligible accident victims through the HEM L...