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Expenditure and Payment Unit
The Expenditure and Payment unit is responsible for ensuring that the Hospital incurs expenditure in accordance with Public Financial Act of 2004 and Public Procurement Act of 2013 as well as MNH Financial Regulations. Furthermore, the unit is obliged to ensure that claims due to staff, suppliers, and other creditors are made within a reasonable period of time to enable the Hospital to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible.
The Expenditure and Payment Unit is headed by Expenditure Accountant who is responsible for ensuring that all activities which the Unit is mandated to perform, are carried out in an efficient and effective manner and according to approved operating standards.
Responsibilities and duties of the Head of Expenditure and Payment Unit shall include the following:
Billing and Credit Control Function
The Hospital offers services both on cash and credit basis. Credit clients are provided 30 days, from bill dispatch date, to settle their bills. The billing section is responsible to ensure that services provided to credit clients are completely captured; bills are timely prepared and dispatched to respective credit clients by 15th of the following month.
The billing and credit control sub section is responsible for ensuring that credit terms and conditions are adhered to.;
In-Patient Billing
At every inpatient ward block there is an accountant whose main duty is to ensure that our inpatients or patients’ relatives are posted with their bill position and take appropriate actions to ensure that bills are settled in time.
Procedures for Accessing Credit Facility
The Hospital has an arrangement in which corporate bodies and insurance Companies are offered medical services on credit basis. Service is provided on credit basis once a contract for services is entered between corporate bodies, insurance companies and the Hospital. Potential credit clients are required to follow the following procedures in accessing credit facility: