Medical Tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Kumaran Subbaraman ◽  
Manjeet Singh ◽  
Inder Puneet Johar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Health Capital ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Medical Context

India has been coming up as a growing destination in terms of medical tourism. Medical tourism in India at present is valued around $7-8 billion dollars. High quality services in medical context at an affordable cost have made India one of the prominent destinations of medical tourism. Medical tourism in India is exponentially growing at a rate of 30% every year. Chennai is termed as the “Health Capital of India” being the region with highest footfall in terms of medical tourists with highest number of hospitals with multi- and super-specialty services offering highest quality healthcare treatment at the lowest cost. Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are working collaboratively to promote India as a premier medical tourism destination. To facilitate the easy movement of patients for medical tourism, m-visa (medical visa) has been launched and is being promoted, which gives the patients an opportunity to stay in India for the period of their treatment.

Removing Barriers to Partnerships

1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Sandra Gill
Keyword(s):  
Delivery System ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Complicated Process

One of the six corollaries to high quality healthcare identified in a 1987 study indicated that a team approach is required, although it challenges the notion of the professional autonomy of the medical staff. There are both individual and delivery system barriers to formation of partnerships and resistance to the change process. Combined with different views between physicians and executives, partnership building is a complicated process, and a number of recommendations are suggested to promote better relationships.

The Ethics of Mobile Health Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S39-S39
Author(s):  
S. Galderisi ◽  
F. Caputo
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Health Technologies

IntroductionMobile health (m-health) technology has been growing rapidly in the last decades. The use of this technology represents an advantage, especially for reaching patients who otherwise would have no access to healthcare. However, many ethical issues arise from the use of m-health. Health equity, privacy policies, adequate informed consent and a competent, safe and high quality healthcare need to be guaranteed; professional standards and quality of doctor-patient relationship in the digital setting should not be lower than those set for in-person practice.AimsTo assess advantages and threats that may arise from the wide use of m-health technologies, in order to guarantee the application of the best medical practices, resulting in the highest quality healthcare.MethodsA literature search has been conducted to highlight the most pressing ethical issues emerging from the spreading of m-health technologies.ResultsFew ethical guidelines on the appropriate use of m-health have been developed to help clinicians adopt a professional conduct within digital settings. They focus on the need for professional associations to define ethical guidelines and for physicians to take care of their education and online behavior when using m-health technologies.ConclusionsThe rapid spreading of m-health technologies urges us to evaluate all ethical issues related to its use. It would be advisable to produce an ethical code for the use of these new technologies, to guarantee health equity, privacy protection, high quality doctor-patient relationships and to ensure that m-health is not chosen over traditional care for merely economic purposes.Disclosure of interestSG received honoraria or Advisory board/consulting fees from the following companies: Lundbeck, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Hoffman-La Roche, Angelini-Acraf, Otsuka, Pierre Fabre and Gedeon-Richter. All other authors have declared.

Pharmacovigilence practice for safety of medication system in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-221
Author(s):  
Shobharam Sahu ◽  
◽  
Poonam Rishishwar ◽  
Chhaya Rathod ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
India Institute ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Regulatory Authorities ◽  
Pharmacovigilance Center ◽  
Uppsala Monitoring

Pharmacovigilance is very essential tool to ensure the safety of drug. It provides safety to patients in case of medication. Activity of pharmacovigilance is coordinates by National pharmacovigilance center in collaboration with international regulatory authorities (WHO, The Uppsala Monitoring center). Under the aegis of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), New Delhi, has initiated a nation-wide pharmacovigilance programme, with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi as the National Coordinating Centre (NCC) for monitoring Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR)

scholarly journals Safe Deliveries?: a Review of New Zealand's Midwifery Regulation through the Lens of the Health and Disability Commissioner

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Claire Sweetman
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Disability Services ◽  
Birth Experience ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
Main Consumer ◽  
Pregnancy And Birth

<p>Although birth is a fundamental part of the life process, competing factions within the health profession struggle to agree on the best way to deliver maternity services. Despite this long-standing tension, the midwifery-led model has dominated New Zealand’s maternity system for more than two decades with the majority of consumers expressing satisfaction with the care provided. Unfortunately for a small number of mothers and babies the pregnancy and birth experience is not a positive one and families are left suffering life-long, and often tragic, consequences. As one of the main consumer watchdogs in New Zealand, the Health and Disability Commissioner is charged with investigating claims of poor quality healthcare. This paper examines the central themes in the Commissioner’s reports on substandard midwifery practice and proposes a number of regulatory solutions to the issues involved. Working in unison, these amendments have the potential to ease the pressure placed on midwives; enhance interprofessional relationships; improve practitioner competence; and increase overall compliance with the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights. By implementing these changes, the New Zealand Government could safeguard valuable midwifery-based principles whilst still ensuring that high quality maternity care is provided to all of the country’s mothers and babies.</p>

scholarly journals EHR Model for India: To address challenges in quality Healthcare (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashant Kanade ◽  
Dr Divya Bhatnagar ◽  
Dr Arun Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Electronic Health Record System ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Record System ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Electronic Health

UNSTRUCTURED Abstract: In this paper there is a discussion on providing a standard system for health care service providers and patients. We have carried out the detailed study of guidelines provided by ministry of health and family welfare to adopt the electronic health record system. The major aim is to eliminate the conventional health record system. The major focus in this research is to propose the interoperable electronic health Record system (IEHR), and test the feasibility and acceptance of the EHR. Further there is a scope to promote the services in select locations such as hospitals and primary health centres. Medical centres can store patient’s health information with minimal efforts.

scholarly journals What Impact Have SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 Pandemic on the Reproductive and Child Health Programme of India over the 3 months after nationwide Lock down announcement in March 2020 -A brief analysis.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
PIYUSH KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Reproductive And Child Health ◽  
Child Health Programme ◽  
Poor Infrastructure ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Health Programme

Abstract Background: The delivery of reproductive and child health services is of utmost importance and prime concern in India particularly because of huge population with limited resources, poor infrastructure and huge demand on healthcare system. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had presented a challenge even for developed healthcare systems around the world. Objectives: The main aim of this research is to find out Impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the Reproductive and Child Health Programme in India over the 3 months after Lockdown imposition countrywide in March 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic. Settings & Design: Different indicators group of RCH programme 2020 (immunisation, maternal & child health, family planning) for India were collected from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and compared from previous year 2019 data for the period of three months(April/May/June) and presented in tables and graphs to understand the situation. Materials & Methodology: Secondary data from HMIS of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India for 3 month of April, May, June 2019 & 2020 were taken for analysing and understanding the impact of pandemic on RCH programme over 3 months after nationwide lock down announced in march 2020 viz. April/May/June 2020. The data obtained is analysed by using Microsoft Office software. Result: The analysis of secondary data obtained from HMIS of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare website (Provisional figure & mentioned free for distribution) for RCH programme of India shows that the lock down period & initial early phase of SARS-CoV-2 during above mentioned 3 months pandemic have a negative impact over the delivery of Reproductive & Child Health services reflected through important indicators of which are also affected negatively. Besides the pandemic the Nation is also having lack of resources, manpower poor infrastructure as well as lack of positive deviance at community level. These are the barriers in fact beside the epidemic. It seems that there is lack of proper plan to deal with such pandemic situation. Conclusion: India has taken various strategies to ensure delivery of RCH services but it seems to be insufficient to give the desired results. The barriers of healthcare system and delivery of services constraints should be rectified added with a proper dynamic plan to carry on usual RCH services even in pandemics and natural disasters. India needs to develop an exclusive plan to tackle such situations such as establishment of separate cadre of health worker for RCH services to ensure the healthcare of women and children’s in any natural disasters and calamities.

scholarly journals Compliance to albendazole therapy under national deworming day programme at schools in Goa: a questionnaire survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 3302
Author(s):  
Nitin Y. Dhupdale ◽  
Jagdish A. Cacodcar ◽  
Purushottam A. Giri ◽  
Vijay S. ◽  
Akshaya Naik
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
School Children ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India observed National Deworming Day (NDD) on February 10, 2016 and second round on August 10, 2016 in all 36 States/UTs of the country. The same initiative was implemented in the state of Goa; the present study was aimed at evaluating this initiative. The objectives of the study were to find the compliance of school children to albendazole tablets and also to find any side effects encountered by the students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in month of Ocober 2016 amongst total of 266 parents completed a self-administered questionnaire. The Data retrieved from completed questionnaires was entered in EpiDATA and analysed by SPSS version 23. Results: Of the total 65.8% of students received albendazole tablets. The overall compliance to the albendazole was 61.3%. Only 4.1% of students developed minor adverse reactions. Overall 78.9% of the parents were willing to participate in the next round of NDD.Conclusions: The compliance to the albendazole was less than expected. There is a greater need to involve parents and teachers to improve the compliance of students towards albendazole to achieve desired outcomes. 

The Smart Condo Project

2011 ◽  
pp. 289-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas M. Boers ◽  
David Chodos ◽  
Pawel Gburzynski ◽  
Lisa Guirguis ◽  
Jianzhao Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Network ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Smart Healthcare

Most would agree that older adults want affordable, high-quality healthcare that enables them to live independently longer and in their own homes. To this end, ambient assisted living environments have been developed that are able to non-intrusively monitor the health of people at-home and to provide them with improved care. The authors have designed an environment, the Smart Condo, to support seniors and rehabilitating patients. They have embedded a wireless sensor network into a model living space, which incorporates universal design principles. Information from the sensor network is archived in a server, which supports a range of views via APIs. One such view is a virtual world, which is realistic and intuitive, while remaining non-intrusive. This chapter examines computing technologies for smart healthcare-related environments and the needs of elderly patients. It discusses the Smart Condo architecture, reviews key research challenges, and presents the lessons learned through the project.

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