Homing In On HMOs
Various HMO models are being explored in India. But will HMOs take off India in a big way, asks Shardul Nautiyal.

An Ace Reformer
Managing Director of Ruby General Hospital and President of the Association of Hospitals of Eastern India, the dynamic Sajal Dutta has championed reforms in Bengal's ailing healthcare industry. Joy Roy Choudhury profiles him.

‘Simplicity, Cost-effectiveness & Ease Of Implementation Will Make NIAHO Popular’
Spurred by emphasis on standards, quality and medical tourism, health accreditation is gaining popularity in Indian hospitals. And to cater to the surge in demand are a basket of accrediting bodies-JCI, JCAHO, NIAHO and ISO 9001 to choose from. US-based TUVHS is an accreditation firm engaged in accreditation of hospitals under NIAHO-ISO standards. TUVHS's CEO Rebecca J Wise and Senior Project Manager Ashit Dalal told Rita Dutta about the demand for various accrediting bodies and why some are more popular.

National Capital Region Becomes A Hot Destination For New Hospitals
Gargantuan projects like the Escorts MediCity, Artemis Hospital (Apollo Tyres group) and Paras Healthcare might change the health map of Gurgaon, says Sapna Dogra.

Kerala Promotes Health Tourism The Ayurvedic Way!
Kerala’s highly-developed healthcare system enables the state to attract patients from abroad, says Jayata Sharma.

Giving PC & PNDT Act A Boost
NGOs nail doctors conducting sex selection by sting operations. Now, they will analyse ‘Form F’, reports Rita Dutta.

Designing Facilities For Children Is Now At The Cutting Edge Of Healthcare Design
Healthcare Spaces No 2 qualifies for that descriptive noun as it gives architects an abundant supply of interior and exterior views of healthcare spaces arranged alphabetically by the names of their architects, with a brief write-up on each project, maybe a bit too brief, but after all it is a ‘visual reference’ publication, so we will give Larry and Roger the benefit of the doubt.

Clinical Laboratory Errors: Source & Rectification
Medical laboratory science is largely dependent on the use of sophisticated instruments and techniques with the application of theoretical knowledge to perform complex procedures on tissue specimens, blood samples and other body fluids.Patient safety is influenced by the frequency and seriousness of errors that occur in the healthcare system.

Robotics In Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
The Unique VectorVision System Sets Apart CNS At Ganga Hospital
Johnson & Johnson Unveils A New Dry Chemistry Analyser
Laser With Online Pachymetry Introduced
Study Finds Most Vasectomy Patients Fail To Verify Their Sterility

Asian Institute Of Oncology To Move Out Of Raheja Hospital?
Hinduja Hospital Unveils India’s First Travel Clinic
Global Hospitals To Set Up Organ Transplant Hospital In Kolkata
Doctors Team Up To Perform Challenging Surgery At Manipal Hospital
Reliance’s Deal With Apollo Fails To Take Off
‘1/3rd Of Obese People Have Changes In Their Liver, Similar To Alcoholics’
Evidence Backs Safety & Efficacy Of Cypher Stent

Unique Way To Cut Down On Capital Cost In Building Hospitals
By one reckoning, the broad range of total costs of building a hospital facility are found to be 78 – 81 per cent for construction which includes built-in equipment, 12 – 15 per cent for depreciable and non-depreciable equipment and six to eight per cent for fees. The last item includes legal fees as well as fees paid to architects, consultants and other professionals.

‘Rarely Do We Have Stories That Question Functioning Of Corporate Hospitals’
‘We Plan To Double Our Headcount In The Next Two Years’

Form Health And Safety A Part Of Hospital Planning
Customer service management in hospitals rests on two pillars among other possible ones- patients and staff. The staff forms a very important group of the employers’ customer base. Customer relations in this case may adopt many faces, one among them is the owner’s responsibility to the health of the staff at work.

Medical Tourism: Positive Publicity Is The Need Of The Hour
Currently, the bulk of the patients come to India from neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, other Asian countries, Africa and the Middle East. The quality of care that we provide in India is simply not available in some of the neighbouring countries.

Emerging Trends In Planning And Designing In Indian Hospitals - Part II
This process had started with Florence Nightingale when she studied in detail the way healthcare providers are delivering healthcare and methods of improving the outcome. Today, it is possible to control all environmental parameters to not only promote healing, but also to provide all kinds of support to the healthcare provider.

Role Of Doctors In Cashless Service
Cashless service is becoming popular. It has been recorded that around 15-65 per cent of the hospital revenue comes from credit facility provided by the hospitals and all departments/ staffs including the clinicians/ consultants/ doctors have a major role to play in cashless service.