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US’
preparedness for bioterrorist attack questioned
New research from Frost & Sullivan, ‘Challenges and Threats from
Bioterrorism: Is the US Prepared?’, reveals that the cost to treat
one city within three weeks of an anthrax or small pox attack would be
$36.4 million for the vaccines and $24.3 million for antibiotics.
Hospital’s
disaster readiness a big-money proposition
Nine out of 10 hospitals plan to increase spending on disaster preparedness
in the next two years, and the American Hospital Association estimates
it will cost $11.3 billion to make the nation’s hospitals disaster-ready.
Impact
of HIPAA on pharmaceutical industry
As more customers begin to use Internet for healthcare related services,
and e-health becomes more popular, building the e-customer base and retaining
the same becomes crucial for the success of pharmaceutical companies targeting
this market segment.
Hospital
admissions in Germany increase, while length of stay declines
The number of people admitted to Germany’s hospitals in 2000 increased
by 18.4 per cent since 1991, but total “patient days” in 2000
dropped by 18 per cent during the same time period, according to a report
issued recently by the German Statistics Office.
UK
to test pilot scheme, send patients abroad for treatment
THE UK government approved a trial scheme recently to send patients to
mainland Europe for treatment because of overcrowding in the country’s
National Health Service (NHS).
Seven
ways to build patient trust on first visit
As a physician, you know that patient compliance is important to successful
medical care. You hope your patients will follow your treatment plans,
fill their prescriptions and take their medication as directed.
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This
Fortnight
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Editor
Speak
Advertising Dilemmas
For some time now the Indian medical profession was aware through
its associations about the imminent changes to be brought about
in the code of medical ethics contained in the Indian Medical
Council Act.
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Interview
A
marriage of tradition and technology
India is the only country that has different systems of medicine
like ayurveda, unani, homeopathy, naturopathy and yet allopathy
is the mainstream of healthcare care delivery in the country.
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