SC whip on hospitals: If everybody sits together, a proper costing template can be done within a month’s time: IMA Hospital Board

Dr AK Ravikumar urges stakeholder involvement before Supreme Court’s order on standardizing hospital costs. A committee should be formed to develop a validated template for accurate cost calculation, considering varied hospital standards and components. Timeline for completion can be within a month with collaborative efforts. There are two components in the template. One is the fixed component and another one is the variable component.