New Delhi: Quantity Pathological examination Since the anti-corruption unit conducted by two private diagnostic laboratories at Mohalla Clinic, diagnostic results have dropped by almost 80%. delhi government In February this year, a preliminary investigation report into the alleged irregularities was submitted to the CBI.
According to a report prepared by the Delhi government’s health and family welfare department, linking Aadhaar with patients’ mobile numbers was made compulsory after a preliminary investigation in December 2023 revealed the possibility of irregularities and ghost patients. There was a significant decline.
The report said the number of patients tested and the tests performed by both laboratories dropped significantly. Between February and April 2023, the two laboratories tested a total of 2,40,850 patients and conducted 7,52,186 tests. However, between February and April 2024 (as of April 21), this number dropped to 50,959 patients and 153,902 tests.
AAP government in Delhi has outsourced laboratory investigation services to Agilus Diagnostics and metropolitan healthcare Applicable to Mohalla clinics and state-run pharmacies, hospitals and polyclinics. Preliminary findings from the Anti-Corruption Bureau suggest it may be a scam involving “fake or manipulated” tests.
When contacted, the Delhi government said doctors at Mohalla clinics were under considerable pressure to reduce the number of pathology tests. Free pathology check-up services at Mohalla clinics are widely used by many patients from low- and middle-income groups and even those seeking consultation at central government hospitals such as AIIMS, Safdarjung and Ram Manohar Lohia are availing the facility, it added.
Agilus Diagnostics Ltd said in a statement that patient registration, including linking each patient through Aadhaar or other ID, is the responsibility of Delhi government health facility staff. “Agilus Diagnostics exclusively manages the testing process of samples received by its laboratories from these medical institutions. We would like to mention that since mid-March 2024, there has been a significant increase in the number of referrals and tests performed,” the company said.
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. has not yet responded.
The ACB analyzed pathological examinations carried out at the city’s Mohalla Clinic between February and December last year and found “a large number of irregularities”.this investigative agencyIn its PE report, the two pathology labs conducted a total of nearly 2.2 million tests across the city between February and December 2023, of which at least 65,000 tests out of 115,000 random samples “were found to be fake.” “Or manipulated.”
“There were serious lapses/misconduct by the District Nodal Officer, Cluster Head and Project Director in failing to properly supervise and monitor the review of the tests. These data point to large-scale fraud and manipulation of records by outsourced laboratories with the aim of causing damage to the government exchequer Huge losses running into crores of rupees,” ACB mentioned in the PE.
LG VK Saxena suggested following an impact assessment study earlier conducted by the Delhi government’s health and family welfare department at seven mohalla clinics CBI investigation Go in. The ACB was also advised to conduct a separate investigation into the case.
According to ACB’s PE report, entering the patient’s name and mobile number in the laboratory information management system is mandatory as the report also needs to be sent to the registered mobile number. Since the system is designed and developed by an outsourced agency, they have complete control and access to the entire data.
“Therefore, the possibility of data manipulation by outsourced laboratory vendors cannot be ruled out,” the report added. The ACB also conducted random phone verification of patient mobile numbers from two private laboratories, which revealed that a large number of tests were conducted on invalid mobile numbers or Conducted on a mobile phone number not associated with the patient.
A large number of tests were allegedly conducted without the presence of the attending physician.
According to a report prepared by the Delhi government’s health and family welfare department, linking Aadhaar with patients’ mobile numbers was made compulsory after a preliminary investigation in December 2023 revealed the possibility of irregularities and ghost patients. There was a significant decline.
The report said the number of patients tested and the tests performed by both laboratories dropped significantly. Between February and April 2023, the two laboratories tested a total of 2,40,850 patients and conducted 7,52,186 tests. However, between February and April 2024 (as of April 21), this number dropped to 50,959 patients and 153,902 tests.
AAP government in Delhi has outsourced laboratory investigation services to Agilus Diagnostics and metropolitan healthcare Applicable to Mohalla clinics and state-run pharmacies, hospitals and polyclinics. Preliminary findings from the Anti-Corruption Bureau suggest it may be a scam involving “fake or manipulated” tests.
When contacted, the Delhi government said doctors at Mohalla clinics were under considerable pressure to reduce the number of pathology tests. Free pathology check-up services at Mohalla clinics are widely used by many patients from low- and middle-income groups and even those seeking consultation at central government hospitals such as AIIMS, Safdarjung and Ram Manohar Lohia are availing the facility, it added.
Agilus Diagnostics Ltd said in a statement that patient registration, including linking each patient through Aadhaar or other ID, is the responsibility of Delhi government health facility staff. “Agilus Diagnostics exclusively manages the testing process of samples received by its laboratories from these medical institutions. We would like to mention that since mid-March 2024, there has been a significant increase in the number of referrals and tests performed,” the company said.
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. has not yet responded.
The ACB analyzed pathological examinations carried out at the city’s Mohalla Clinic between February and December last year and found “a large number of irregularities”.this investigative agencyIn its PE report, the two pathology labs conducted a total of nearly 2.2 million tests across the city between February and December 2023, of which at least 65,000 tests out of 115,000 random samples “were found to be fake.” “Or manipulated.”
“There were serious lapses/misconduct by the District Nodal Officer, Cluster Head and Project Director in failing to properly supervise and monitor the review of the tests. These data point to large-scale fraud and manipulation of records by outsourced laboratories with the aim of causing damage to the government exchequer Huge losses running into crores of rupees,” ACB mentioned in the PE.
LG VK Saxena suggested following an impact assessment study earlier conducted by the Delhi government’s health and family welfare department at seven mohalla clinics CBI investigation Go in. The ACB was also advised to conduct a separate investigation into the case.
According to ACB’s PE report, entering the patient’s name and mobile number in the laboratory information management system is mandatory as the report also needs to be sent to the registered mobile number. Since the system is designed and developed by an outsourced agency, they have complete control and access to the entire data.
“Therefore, the possibility of data manipulation by outsourced laboratory vendors cannot be ruled out,” the report added. The ACB also conducted random phone verification of patient mobile numbers from two private laboratories, which revealed that a large number of tests were conducted on invalid mobile numbers or Conducted on a mobile phone number not associated with the patient.
A large number of tests were allegedly conducted without the presence of the attending physician.
