VIP culture in hospitals can compromise patient safety: Aiims doctors
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Doctors warn that giving preferential treatment to influential patients can jeopardize safety and undermine fair access to care, directly affecting patient outcomes.
Preferential treatment for influential individuals can compromise patient safety and equitable access to healthcare, AIIMS Delhi doctors said, suggesting institutional discussions on uniform policies to safeguard equity in patient care. Pressure from patients or hospital administrators to divert scarce hospital resources can also lead to avoidable complications, Dr M D Ray, Professor of Surgical Oncology at AIIMS, Delhi, and his MCh student Dr Hema Siri Kottu said in an article published in Onco
AIIMS Delhi is one of India's leading public medical institutions, and its policies set standards for hospital practices nationwide; equitable patient care is a core principle in public health systems.
- •Potential rollout of uniform policies on patient triage at AIIMS
- •Statements or guidelines from health regulators on preventing preferential treatment
- •Reports on any changes in resource allocation procedures in Indian hospitals