2023-10-11 20:15:00
The Medical Technology Council together with NHSO invite you to exercise your right to free colon cancer screening. At private medical technology clinics participating in the Lab Anywhere project, search for service units near your home. You can reserve an appointment through your health wallet in the “Pao Tang” application.
Since August 2023, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) together with the Medical Technology Council organized the Lab Anywhere project or lab inspections outside service units in order to increase options for people who use the 30 baht gold patent. (National health insurance rights)
The main objective of the project To reduce congestion in hospitals and increasing convenience for people to be able to receive services close to home No need to wait in long queue. You can receive laboratory testing services. At private medical technology clinics participating in the project in addition to hospital examinations, such as
-Blood test
-Urine test
-Examination of stool
-Other specimens for medical diagnosis and treatment, etc.
How to use your right to free colon cancer screening
gold patent
Get checked at a private medical technology clinic without charge. There will be a total of 24 items, divided into 2 groups as follows.
1. Checklist for outpatients, total 22 items, such as
Check sugar, blood lipid values Liver function test Check for virus infection, etc.
2. Checklist for health promotion and disease prevention services, 2 items
Pregnancy tests 4 times a year. Colon cancer screening for people aged 50-70 years. Every 2 years.
Procedure for receiving service
1. Outpatient group
Covers users of the 30 baht gold patent (National Health Insurance Rights) with the doctor having to consider issuing the examination order. This will be a patient who is already receiving treatment at the hospital and must follow up on treatment. For example, the doctor wants to know the blood results before giving medicine. The doctor can issue a test order for the patient to bring to receive service at a private medical technology clinic outside the hospital.
2. Health promotion and disease prevention group
All Thai citizens with every right to receive treatment can come to receive services at the clinic without the need for a referral form and without restrictions. Must be a 30 baht gold patent holder. You can check the list of clinics participating in the project. You can go to the NHSO website and can search for a list of service units near your home and reserve an appointment to receive services through health bag in the “Paotang” application as well
Currently, there are about 35 medical technology clinics in the project. In the future, there will be even more clinics joining. In the past, there have been more than 300 clinics showing interest across the country.
However, in the coming years it is expected that the number of clinics will increase. Including the checklist for providing services to the public will also increase. At this time, the Medical Technology Council is in discussion with NHSO.
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