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Dec 01, 2010
No CommentsProgressive state gets Regressive !!!
It was dis-heartening to read in TOINS today that once the leader in development, Maharashtra has lagged badly in past 5 years. Healthcare is one of the most vital indicators for development of any state, and in state of Maharashtra, Government’s spend on health care has actually dropped??? There does not seem to be any impetus in improving...
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May 03, 2010
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Apr 27, 2010
No CommentsWhere India’s healthcare solutions could come from.(Author-Jay Srinivasan)
As with most parameters within the Indian economy these days, the health care industry is huge but that doesn’t tell you much. The fact is that health care in India is a broken system whose fault lines are fast being papered over by the rapidity of change, influx of big capital, drive of entrepreneurship and...
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Apr 17, 2010
2 CommentsNeed for Compact Hospital Campuses
During last two days I visited the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital campus in New Delhi. Before that, I had visited 3 large Medical College campuses in Andhra Pradesh whilst working for a PPP assignment, and also the Goa Medical College campus to study its infrastructure. Most campuses have large area running into 40 –...
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Apr 13, 2010
1 CommentCost of Healthcare v/s Price
It was interesting to read an article this morning about the difference in the cost of health care across cities in India. Whilst Mumbai was the most expensive among the bigger cities, Kolkata appeared the cheapest. Most prices were taken from Insurance databases and hence would be authentic. What makes this difference when the cost...
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Apr 12, 2010
1 CommentNeglected Patient’s Rights
It is quite ironic that hospitals, constructed at such high cost, eventually end up neglecting the most important person for whom the entire facility was built – the PATIENT. Just a few days back, I had a close relative admitted in an up-market Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai and experienced this neglect first hand. The...
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Apr 09, 2010
19 CommentsAn Interesting Read!
The Card Reads You (Source:Outlook.com) Smart cards help BPL families avail cashless treatment in hospitals Lola Nayar What’s Working… Cashless facility for hospital care, medicine for BPL families Ensures one-point diagnosis, treatment with empanelled hospitals Fixed charges for procedures reduces chances of fleecing Empanelled private hospitals help ease burden on state ones *** …And What’s...
