The hospital’s President Director, Petronella Marcia Risamasu, stated in Jayapura on Thursday that as a Type B referral hospital owned by the Health Ministry, RSUP Jayapura continues to maintain service quality standards, including implementing a tiered referral system to ensure appropriate patient care.
Risamasu said that on November 19, the hospital signed a cooperation agreement with the Social Security Agency for Health (BPJS Kesehatan) as the operational basis for reinstating services, adding that the agreement is an important step in reopening public access to care.
She also hopes the public will understand the provisions of JKN services, particularly regarding the tiered referral system that underpins service delivery.
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“Not all services can be opened simultaneously, but Jayapura General Hospital can already accept tiered referrals and is preparing competency-based referrals to optimize services,” she said.
She further encouraged the public to follow official information through the RSUP Jayapura call center, hotline, and social media channels to stay updated on service developments that the hospital continues to prepare.
Meanwhile, Hernawan Priyastomo, Head of BPJS Kesehatan Jayapura, stated that the agreement serves as a basis for strengthening service governance, including ensuring certainty in service mechanisms for JKN participants.
“The agreement covers the claims mechanism, quality indicators, anti-fraud culture, information technology utilization, and the implementation of quality and cost controls to ensure more structured and equitable services,” he said.
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Editor: M Razi Rahman
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