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KSS Healthcare helps hospitals identify and pursue relevant empanelment opportunities with insurance companies, TPAs, corporates and government healthcare schemes.

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How an empanelment runs

Six stages, in order. How long it takes depends on the organisation you are applying to. We tell you what is realistic at the first conversation, not at the end.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    We look at your bed strength, specialities, location and existing panels, then shortlist the empanelments actually worth pursuing.

  2. 02

    Documentation

    Registrations, licences, staff credentials, infrastructure proofs and rate lists, assembled and checked against each application's requirements.

  3. 03

    Application

    Filing with the insurer, TPA, government scheme or corporate, in the format and channel that body expects.

  4. 04

    Coordination

    Follow-up with the concerned desk, answering queries and supplying whatever else the file needs.

  5. 05

    Inspection

    Preparing your team for the site verification and coordinating the visit with the assessing organisation.

  6. 06

    Onboarding

    Once empanelment comes through: network listing, rate and process briefing for your billing desk, and ongoing coordination.

What a file typically needs

The exact list depends on which organisation you are applying to, but most applications are built from the same core documents. We confirm the precise requirements during the documentation stage.

Application paperwork on a desk
  • Hospital registration certificate
  • Fire safety no-objection certificate
  • Biomedical waste management consent
  • Staff credentials and registration proofs
  • Bed census and department-wise capacity
  • Tariff or rate list for the panel applied to
  • NABH or state accreditation certificate, where held
  • Bank account and PAN / GST details for billing

What can your hospital apply for?

Answer three questions and see the panels a facility of your shape is typically eligible to apply for. No form, no wait.

What kind of facility is it?
How many beds?
What do you already hold?

Indicative only. Each organisation sets its own criteria and revises them. Treat this as a starting point for a conversation, not an eligibility ruling.

Typically eligible to apply for

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  • Private health insurers

    Open to every facility type, and usually the fastest first panel.

  • TPA networks

    Cashless listing across administrators. The volume driver behind most panels.

  • Public sector insurers

    New India, National, Oriental and United India generally look for inpatient capacity.

  • CGHS

    Empanels hospitals and diagnostic facilities alike.

  • ECHS

    Ex-servicemen scheme, weighted towards inpatient facilities.

  • Ayushman Bharat / PM-JAY

    Needs genuine inpatient capacity, and brings sustained volume where it lands.

  • Corporate tie-ups

    Direct agreements with employers near you, outside the insurance route.

  • NABH accreditation

    Several panels weight accreditation heavily, and some require it outright.

Start with a consultation

Tell us your bed strength, specialities and current panels, and we'll tell you what's realistic to pursue next.