BPJS Health Affirms The Abolition Of Inpatient Classes Can't Be Hastily

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JAKARTA - BPJS Kesehatan President Director Ali Ghufron Mukti emphasized that the abolition of the inpatient class into a standard inpatient class (KRIS) in hospitals requires a process and cannot be rushed.

"The implementation must be carried out carefully and not in a hurry because it requires a comprehensive and better process," he said when holding a Public Expose on BPJS Health Program Management and Finance 2021 through a zoom meeting, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, July 5.

According to him, the change to Kris must be slow, because the hospital also needs to make physical changes to the inpatient room.

For local government hospitals to make physical changes to the building, of course, it requires a longer stage, because there is an agreement with the local DPRD.

In addition, he added, it is necessary to sit down together to reformulate what is appropriate, including for the readiness of the hospital itself. Moreover, hospitals must also meet a number of established criteria, one of which is related to the standard of inpatient rooms.

"Before it is decided, of course, there needs to be a re-formulation and agreement on the purpose and definition of KRIS. What are the criteria, whether physical or non-physical," he said.

For example, for non-physical criteria, there are questions from patients regarding the assumption of being discharged early. If there are no clinical medical instructions, they should not be sent home, so there is a perception that they have to go home or the funds are not enough.

For that, he said, a comprehensive and more mature, and thorough consideration is needed, so it takes time to formulate.

Because it requires time and readiness, further trials of the application of KRIS were carried out in several vertical special hospitals belonging to the Ministry of Health, including the participants of the National Health Insurance (JKN).

Hospitals that are declared ready to carry out trials for the elimination of BPJS Health inpatient classes include dr. Sardjito in Yogyakarta, TNI AD Reksodiwiryo Hospital in Padang, West Sumatra, and North Toraja Pongtiku Hospital.