Chandigarh, 19.10.24- Dr. Jyoti Dixit, from the PGI’s Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, won the overall first prize for Best Oral Presentation at the recently concluded 9th International Case-mix Conference 2024 held in Malaysia from September 30th to October 2 nd , 2024. The event, organized by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia, featured over 150 participants from 20 countries, providing a global platform to share insights on
strategic purchasing in healthcare financing.

The Case-mix Conference is a significant global event bringing together healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to exchange ideas on use of Case-mix as a tool for strategic purchasing in healthcare financing, particularly for low- and middle-income countries.
The research paper presented by Dr. Jyoti Dixit was based on a research project led by Prof.Shankar Prinja, Professor of Health Economics at PGIMER. The project aims to support generating evidence base for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPM-JAY) based on Patient Level Characteristics. The scheme provides 1,573 Health Benefit Packages (HBPs) that have undergone four revisions, the latest being HBP 2022, which introduced differential pricing based on hospital characteristics, including location, level of care, and type of procedure. However, prices of procedures are not yet adjusted based on
patient-level characteristics.

Prof. Shankar Prinja emphasized that this research aims to address this gap by refining existing HBPs based on patient-level characteristics, ensuring a more effective healthcare service delivery. He explained that these findings have significant policy implications, guiding
sustainable resource allocation decisions in healthcare, ensuring the optimal utilization of resources, and enhancing healthcare efficiency and quality. Prof. Prinja also briefed that this is the third consecutive occasion where PGIMER health economics researchers have been
recognized at the international conference. The recognition of Dr. Prinja’s work highlights the crucial role of evidence-based policy-making in achieving more efficient healthcare
solutions worldwide.