Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Rajib Ghosh
Loads of questions are being posed by frantic CGHS members about the CGHS scheme. This post attempts to clarify the process of obtaining treatment under CGHS scheme. It chiefly covers the process to obtain pre-approved treatment. Obtaining Emergency Treatment & Subsequent Reimbursement Claim is covered here.
- Step 1 would be to visit the CGHS clinic and meet the doctor for a checkup. The patient maybe accompanied by 1 or more attendant. Please carry your CGHS identity card and a few photocopies of it.
- After examination, the doctor will typically fill-up the prescription. At Kolkata, the doctor’s use CGHS provided prescription stationary while at Hyderabad, patients are expected to maintain a record-book of their choice.
- The prescription will list the medicines, diagnostic tests and further consultation that the patient is required to receive.
- Now the patient should approach the Registration counter and register his prescription and obtain the stamp on it. From this point, it can get a little complicated.
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Posted on April 1st, 2008 by Rajib Ghosh
When transferring my disabled and un-well FIL to Secunderabad for treatment, we were faced with a problem: Should we fly to Hyderabad or take the train? The fare difference was hardly much but the time saved and possible reduction in trauma to patient was substantial. We decided to fly to Hyderabad and started inquiring about the process to shift a disabled (handicapped) or critically ill passenger by air.
We chose to fly with IndiGo since they had a distinct advantage in terms of fare and some other Low Cost Airlines (LCA) already had disadvantage in terms of service. We booked tickets for all of us (5 members) on Feb 8, 2008 and crossed our fingers. Turned out, IndiGo was a good choice after all. Read more…
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Posted on April 1st, 2008 by Rajib Ghosh
As I mentioned earlier, my FIL (DM2, CRF, HTN, Hb+) suffered from Intra-Cranial Hemorrhage (ICH) which left him paralyzed on the left-side of his body (Left Hemi-Paresis) and the ensuing treatment caused his kidney problem (End State Renal Disease - ESRD) to aggravate and become Complete Renal Failure (CRF).
After being in Kolkata for almost 6 months, it was time for wife and me to return to Secunderabad (where are are based). Since it was not possible for us to leave my FIL to the care of unsupervised nurses, we decided to move him with us to Secunderabad. Hence we simultaneously started the process of getting temporary permission to avail CGHS benefits at Secunderabad. Read more…
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Posted on January 14th, 2008 by Rajib Ghosh
Reliance Infocomm’s latest stunt has fallen on it’s face and become the gaffe of the year. Ok, maybe gaffe of the month.
It activated ‘Ring-Back-Tone (RBT)’ for all customers without any prior intimation/permission. To my discerning musical ears, a nondescript song being played at 2.4 kbps-mono over a 1mm speaker is probably worse than Chinese water torture.
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Posted on January 11th, 2008 by Rajib Ghosh
Delightfully simple, the ‘Medical 2004 Form for Reimbursement of Medical Claims of CGHS beneficieries’ is a breeze to fill-in and the submission process is extraordinarily simple. NOT.
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Posted on September 29th, 2007 by Rajib Ghosh
Take the talent shows - so much in vogue in India.
First you invite the industry pundits to join the panel of judges. You make them do the sweaty work of scraping the dirt, trying to find raw gemstones. And when they have fairly narrowed the selection based on their years of experience, you completely disregard their skills as judges and leave it to the fanatical masses instead.
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Posted on September 15th, 2007 by Rajib Ghosh
Sourcing blood is complicated. Thankfully most of us never have to face the travails that this entails. Chronicled briefly below, is my experience in tackling the process of obtaining this life saver. A simple lesson learnt - donate blood, at-least once a year.
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