The National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) have jointly issued a notification with the goal of enhancing the information sharing process for medical assistance recipients. This initiative is designed to address the issue of delayed inter-departmental information sharing, which impacts the timely disbursement and settlement of relief funds for vulnerable populations and those with significant medical expenses.
Six-Pronged Approach to Information Sharing
1. Management of Medical Assistance Information Sharing
The document delineates the specific content and operational hierarchy for information sharing between departments, aiming to streamline the process.
2. Standardizing Medical Assistance Benefits Timeline
It is clarified that medical assistance benefits will be dynamically adjusted based on the eligibility status of individuals, with provisions for manual settlements in case of time discrepancies between identity recognition and assistance distribution.
3. Establishing a Robust Information Sharing Mechanism
The proposal calls for the establishment and improvement of inter-departmental information sharing mechanisms at all levels, with a clear directive for regions lacking such mechanisms to have a medical assistance target information sharing system in place by the end of 2024.
4. Implementing Information Sharing Responsibilities
The document outlines the overall responsibility of provincial departments for managing the information of medical assistance recipients, emphasizing strict adherence to information confidentiality and enhanced security management of shared data.
5. Strengthening Monitoring and Verification of Basic Information
Each department is tasked with enhancing the monitoring of basic information sharing operations, improving the quality of basic information, and exploring the establishment of a multi-source data cross-validation mechanism.
6. Ensuring Seamless Integration of Information Sharing Work
Regions are encouraged to adopt various methods, manual or information-based, to share data in real-time or on a regular basis, with a minimum frequency of once a month.-Fineline Info & Tech
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