FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Investment in healthcare
1what we can do?
sky is the limit is the proverb but the limit have been broken we have gone to space.
we can make fellow human being happy and healthy by providing best possible medical and non medical facility at different stage of life.Like- Mothering care and advice for pregnant lady, best birthing care for newborn to save them from birth asphyxia,earliest childhood congenital scan for pregnant mother to save them from lifelong agony, developmental assessment and early developmental stimulation,nutritional advice to the mother,father,grandfather and baby,preventive care to all in family,treatment of disease if this occur. Oldage care for grandfather.Orphan care for fatherless and motherless son and daughter.Preventive health services for all.Counselling services for all.
2.what we are doing?
we are only giving curative treatment to those who go to doctor.
3.Are we doing enough- Gap in service ?
Big No! as many people do not know where to go for what treatment. who is the qualified person to treat what.how much to spend on travel;how much on consultation;how much on medicine;how much on food and nutritional items.
A is skilled to do do X job but he is asked to do Y so he fails to deliver best result.
Healthcare care is highly disorganised in india starting from village level due to lack of knowledge and direction. Village level health agent dictate the choice of doctor for healthcare professional. Government healthcare system have almost failed due to high burden,poor healthcare facility and utilisation,mismatch of health resources and felt need and various other factors at local level.
4.what are the needs?
health advice at village level,basic health need of common ailments.health prevention and health promotion. Health insurance and benevolent health care choice/selection of doctor advice.
5.what are the resources available?
Health insurance- various players available
health facility- available in cities
Private practitioner- in cities
Government fund- in district health society through NRHM
government doctors- posted in PHC,CHC,District hospital and medical college
private hospitals-In cities
6.where are the resources?
mostly in cities-far from village population
In Metro and tier 2 and 3 and 4 cities
7.are resources being utilised?
Yes,but random manner.No proper channel.
No fixed appointment system
8.what are the felt needs?
quality care at affordable cost
assurance of OK care
Timely care
compassionate care
Explanation for care and disease
After death care of family
counselling service for disease
personalised care that they are cared for
9.Are they ready to pay for their needs?
yes,based on their income and education level and perception.
No,due to government assurance and insurance.
10.who will invest?
All will have to invest for their own good.
investor- for growth as this is recession free zone
User-For fear of disability and disease and death
Doctor- for their professional income
Patient-To be cured of disease or disorder or control of disease
Government-To get vote,favour and applause from people
Rich- To get satisfaction and profit that money is spent for good cause
Poor- To see himself alive
Religious people- To see this as means of doing puny
Non religious people- to see this as means of repentance for his/her mistake.
11.why do you invest?
For Profit and preserve capital and growth
12.what you will get?
Profit and satisfaction
13.why you partner with this project?
For profit and growth
14.what are the mile stone to be achieved?
Based on the project you get involved.
15.How mile stone will be achieved?
Through planning,market survey,timely execution of project and quality care and action needed.
16. who will achieve this?
we will and we can
17.why will he/she achieve that?
For profit and growth
18.why start this project at all?
For our betterment and contentment
19.what is our comfort level?
Depend on risk taking ability and thinking of person and life style you have lived and you plan to live.
20.what if all fail?
Loss of money /No profit but capital will be preserved.
20.what we will get at the end?
Mental satisfaction that we tried to do good- definitely
Profit or loss based on future performance of our project
21.Will this be worth doing?
Definitely as we will get nothing by putting money in bank.
you will not take your money to next world so do some thing which is worthdoing.
22.when to start?
when all things are planned and all people agree that this is the right time to start.
ASAP
23.when to end?
Never end as this will give profit for generations to come.
24.what are the plans?
india have big population and indians will also age as all human being age.As hair grow old this become white like wise lens in eye given by god also become white and we develop cataract.So all indian need Eye hospital for their need.We need to put Intraocular lens in every indian eye when the develop cataract. So chain of Eye hospitals in india.
No young people want to wear spectacle in they can afford spectacle removal.As this operation is costly and available in only metros so Refractive surgery is not so popular. As this is optional procedure in next phase we can start refractive surgery like lasik laser technique.
25.why have hospital in india only not in Canada or Indonesia?
Manpower resources and skill is better than any where else in world at affordable cost.
population growth and patient availability is enormous.
India need your help in solving healthcare crisis.
we need india for profit and growth of our capital or for capital preservation.
Best healthcare professional will be retained in india which will later attract medical tourism.
This is the felt need of people at large.
26. what model we should follow?
we should follow the low cost low risk model.
we should tie-up with insurance and government scheme to make our investment lucrative.
we should develop loyal base of customer by issuing our hospital card with member benefit.
Hospital should be constructed/remodelled at location easily accessible to catchment area.
Hospital transport may be developed for good patient load/partnership with local transport agency.
In house quality audit for best performance.
Digitalisation and automation as much as possible.
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