Health care gets an upgrade with lessons from COVID-19

Over the past two years, two significant aspects which led to a “paradigm shift” at the Fortis Healthcare, Bengaluru, have been “technology adoption and hand hygiene,” says the hospital’s vice president Manish Mattoo. “Doctors who used technology were just 5 per cent before the pandemic, whereas that number is 70 to 80 per cent now.…

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Quality first

At a time when the world is still reeling from the crisis unleashed by Covid-19, how are our health care institutions coping? How are they catering to a growing number of Covid-19 patients while adhering to changing norms? And, how are they still providing affordable and quality health care while ensuring revenues are not hit?…

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At all costs

IN THE FIRST WAVE of Covid-19, which struck India in the first quarter of 2020, all listed hospitals across the country reported heavy loses and a sharp decline in revenue. Smaller hospitals laid off staff and cut salaries to contain costs. During the second wave this year though, there was a sharp turnaround, with most listed…

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Sustaining Affordable Quality Healthcare in the Post-Covid World

The Week The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected hospital operations and supply chain management, which has shaved off their profit margins and has also led to an increase in the cost of healthcare for patients. The severe shortfall of beds and advanced equipment such as ventilators in several countries highlighted the need for a healthcare…

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