Canadian legislatures and the regulation of the private health-care industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-258
Author(s):  
Marie-Claude Prémont ◽  
Cory Verbauwhede
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Care Industry

scholarly journals LATVIAN HEALTH CARE COMPANY COMPETITIVENESS DETERMINING INDICATORS AND THEIR IMPROVEMENT POSSIBILITIES

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Inese Mavļutova ◽  
Santa Babauska
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Technological Equipment ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Health Care Company ◽  
Patients Perspective ◽  
Care Company

Changes within the circumstances of health care industry have an impact on health care company’s processes and they should think about continuous improvements. The patient’s appreciation, resource base of medical professionals and technological equipment level are important indicators of the health care company’s competitiveness, but not all companies are taking it into account. The indicators influencing competitiveness of private health care companies from the company managers’ and patients’ perspective can be used in order to evaluate and to compare the health care companies’ competitiveness, and to analyze competition environment of the industry.

scholarly journals The Systematic Review and Conception of Brand Socialization, Engagement and Loyalty Amongst Private Hospital Patrons

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Malathi Nair Narayana Nair ◽  
Fauziah Sheikh Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Brand Engagement ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Practical Implications

Our study aim is to present the systematic review and conception of the potential research concerning brand socialization and brand engagement and how they find out about the brand loyalty among private hospital patrons. Currently, the health care industry in developing countries is playing a crucial role to cater for consumers’ needs and demands. The private health care industry in Malaysia is also of no exception—it is undeniably facing intense challenges in trying to deliver the best services to their patrons in the most effective and efficient manner. Of late, marketers, practitioners, and researchers are interested in analysing the key secret behind their engagement with their consumers. Moreover, it would be pointless for firms to spend a significant amount of time and money to build their brands with the patrons will be in vain if they fail to generate profits to stay for long in the industry. Thus, the interaction among consumers is boosted by brand socialization to build engagement which further affects the loyalty of the health care industry. However, as far as the conception process is concerned, researchers may have to deal with a lot of information about brand and branding from past literature which requires some systematic reviews that aim to identify, evaluate critically and assimilate the outcomes of connected and considerable studies so that more proper conception of the research framework can be obtained. The practical implications of this study will both enrich and benefit the researchers and marketers in the health care industry to increase the conceptions of appropriate branding constructs.

Private Medical Care and the British Conservative Government: What Price Independence?

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Conservative Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost

ABSTRACTThis paper discusses issues raised by the uneven expansion of private health care in Britain in recent years. The problems being experienced by the industry have exposed divisions in the private health care industry and have provoked criticisms of the Government and requests for a greater degree of state support for, and regulation of, the industry. The paper therefore examines the scope for changes of government policy to facilitate further expansion. It argues that few of the alternatives are either technically adequate, in terms of solving the private sector's problems, or politically feasible, in the sense of being electorally justifiable. It concludes that policies to further private sector expansion could be implemented only at the cost of the private sector's independence, or at the expense of the Government's commitment to the NHS.

scholarly journals The use of activity-based costing in South African private health care industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 518-535
Author(s):  
Gideon Botha ◽  
Frans Vermaak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Activity Based Costing ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
Care Facilities

The private health care industry is facing uncertainty and change as a result of the market inquiry being undertaken by the Competition Commission into the private health care industry, the introduction of the National Health Insurance and the possibility of fee regulation. This study seeks to determine the extent to which activity-based costing is used within the operations of private health care facilities in South Africa. A structured online questionnaire was used to collect the primary data; it was completed by 32 private health care facilities and three hospital groups. This study found that the level of activity-based costing adoption at a health care facility level increased from 1.2% in 1994 to 31% in 2013. The increase in the level of activity-based costing adoption indicates that the private health care facilities are willing to adopt and use innovative management tools and techniques to face their current challenges.

A Study On Performance Appraisal of Employees in Health Care Industry in a Private Multi-Speciality Organization

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 125-126
Author(s):  
Dr. C. Swarnalatha Dr. C. Swarnalatha ◽  
◽  
T.S. Prasanna T.S. Prasanna
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Care Industry

scholarly journals Exploring the Social Networks’ Use in the Health-Care Industry: A Multi-Level Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7295
Author(s):  
Tommasina Pianese ◽  
Patrizia Belfiore
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Great Level ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Video And Audio

The application of social networks in the health domain has become increasingly prevalent. They are web-based technologies which bring together a group of people and health-care providers having in common health-related interests, who share text, image, video and audio contents and interact with each other. This explains the increasing amount of attention paid to this topic by researchers who have investigated a variety of issues dealing with the specific applications in the health-care industry. The aim of this study is to systematize this fragmented body of literature, and provide a comprehensive and multi-level overview of the studies that has been carried out to date on social network uses in healthcare, taking into account the great level of diversity that characterizes this industry. To this end, we conduct a scoping review enabling to identify the major research streams, whose aggregate knowledge are discussed according to three levels of analysis that reflect the viewpoints of the major actors using social networks for health-care purposes, i.e., governments, health-care providers (including health-care organizations and professionals) and social networks’ users (including ill patients and general public). We conclude by proposing directions for future research.

Antitrust Implications of Health Planning: National Gerimedical Hospital and Gerontology Center v. Blue Cross of Kansas City

1982 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-348
Author(s):  
Judy B. Chase
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Health Planning ◽  
United States Supreme Court ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Supreme ◽  
Planning Activity ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Antitrust Laws

AbstractIn National Gerimedical Hospital and Gerontology Center v. Blue Cross of Kansas City, the United States Supreme Court held that there is no blanket exemption from antitrust laws for health planning activities.‘The Court also held that no specific immunity can be granted where the challenged health planning activity is not undertaken pursuant to a federal regulatory scheme. This Comment reviews the Court’s decision and concludes that the Court correctly determined that the challenged activities did not qualify for an exemption. The Comment also examines the implications of the Court's statement that, where Congress has manifested a belief that competition is ineffective in the health care industry, application of the antitrust laws should be modified. The Comment recommends that an intermediate review standard such as the “presumptive, incentive modifying approach” should be used by future courts in deciding whether the ineffectiveness of competition in a given area of health planning activity warrants immunity from antitrust scrutiny.

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