BEIRUT: The Health Ministry issued a warning to hospitals tampering with medical bills, announcing that it was sending doctors to audit the receipts and ensure they are transparent.
Doctors have been sent by the ministry to affiliated hospitals in order to audit “their work and the way they carry out the duties required of them,” Health Minister Wael Abou Faour said in a statement released Monday.
The auditing doctors should be meticulous in their observations, and must also ensure the sound treatment of patients, the health minister added.
Working on the ministry's behalf, the doctors should also audit the hospitals' medical bills, and reject any illegal fees added on to the receipts for the hospitals' private benefit.
The health minister also called on “hospitals to abide by contracts signed with the ministry, with regards to receiving all patients without exception.”
He called on patients to abstain from paying “any additional fee that goes beyond the actual value of the medical bill,” urging citizens to contact the ministry if they suspect any violation.
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