Show-cause notices served on 5 Bhagalpur hospital docs

BHAGALPUR: Five doctors of Bhagalpur sadar hospital were issued show-cause notices by the district health department for their failure to abide by the government directive to login in eSanjeevani OPD portal and providing teleconsultation healthcare services to needy patients at their homes.
eSanjeevani OPD also popularly known as stay home OPD, a first of its kind online telemedicine consultation, introduced by the ministry of health and family welfare, Government of India, to provide healthcare services to patients at their homes through video-based clinical consultations with a doctor in a hospital.
Major services provided through eSanjeevani OPD teleconsultations include patient registration, audio-video consultations with a doctor followed by e-prescription, SMS/e-mail notifications by state government doctors without any charges. The eSanjeevani OPD consultations are scheduled between 09.00 am to 02.00 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Bhagalpur civil surgeon (CS) Dr Umesh Sharma said, “We are worried about the government doctors disregarding the directives related to eSanjeevani OPD teleconsultations, which is an exceptionally significant healthcare service scheme for the needy. On getting information about the laxity on part of the doctors, an inquiry was made and show-cause notices were issued to five erring doctors.”
“After issuing show-cause notices, we are taking steps to deduct their one-day salary,” added the CS saying, “The state health department will be informed about it.”