12th March, 2018
The Bauchi State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skye Bank on e-revenue collection in hospitals to improve Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the state.
Dr Saidu Gital, the Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Ministry of Health said this on 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.
“But we are starting with the Specialist Hospital Bauchi and Bayara General Hospital,’’ Gital said.
He said that the management observed over the years that the traditional practice of revenue collection in the state had not made any headway.
“We understand that same method of the e-revenue system was engaged by ATBUTH Bauchi, which improved their revenue base tremendously
“Before the engagement of e- revenue services, ATBUTH was generating seven million Naira monthly, but now generates about thirty million Naira monthly.’’
The permanent secretary, however, said the e-revenue system would give the state hospitals sense of belonging when implemented.