Now, patients can pay with smart cards at KGMU

LUCKNOW:

Patients

visiting the

King George’s Medical University

(KGMU) will now have access to easier and cashless payment methods for the treatment with the introduction of

smart cards

.


In collaboration with Allahabad bank, KGMU’s

IT cell

headed by Prof Sandeep Bhattacharya conducted the first day of the pilot phase in the department of rheumatology on Thursday with six patients being admitted through the Near Field Communication (NFC) run smart cards based cashless method.

It will introduced in one department at a time for a week each in the first phase. The university plans to bring the system into place for the whole campus making it completely cashless.

The facility is currently available only for indoor patients, where the patients will not be charged any transaction fee or make payment for holding the card. However, a refundable security money of Rs 50 will have to be made initially by a patient which will be returned along with any balance money on the card, at the time of discharge.

“The patients can put any amount on the card and start availing medical facility at the university. Once the treatment uptill the card limit has been reached, the patient can get the card re-filled. Any balance money will be refunded finally,” explained KGMU media in charge Prof Santosh Kumar.

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