Bauchi, Bank Sign MoU On Hospital e-Revenue Collection

The Bauchi State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sky Bank on e- revenue collection in hospitals to improve Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the state.
The Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Ministry of Health, Dr Saidu Gital, said this in an interview with newsmen last Monday in Bauchi.
According to him, the revenue, services, and sales in our hospitals will now be undertaken by the designated Sky Bank.
“This is to improve revenue, blocked leakages and other practices in our revenue drives,’’ the permanent secretary said.
He said the bank had been operating same e- revenue in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, (ATBUTH), Bauchi, Federal Medical Centre, Gombe, and other hospitals in some states.
“We feel it is good to replicate same in our state hospitals, piloting with specialists Hospitals Bauchi and six other General Hospitals of Azare, Misau Ningi, Alkaleri Toro, and Bayera.