scholarly journals Marketing Strategies for Health Care Sector - Emerging Scenario

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Muniraju M ◽  
T.K Srinath
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
National Health Care ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Service Expectations

Health has been on the NationalAgenda in most countries. Liberalization has also focused on better health care. National health care has not brought desired results as seen in developed countries where better care is available. This service sector often rests on the quality, satisfaction being reached in accordance with service expectations. Research on providing better service should be oriented at understanding demographic life style of the consumers. Health care industry is moving from a sellers market to buyers market.

Health Economics: National Health Care Expenditures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce L Hall
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Economics ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
National Health Care ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
And Performance

A picture of the overall structure of the US health care industry can be garnered by examining national health expenditures. In 2015, US national health expenditures grew to $3.2 trillion (US), outpacing growth in gross domestic product. Valuable insights are found by examining categories of spending, sources of funds, and target areas of spending, raising questions about the logic and performance of the US system. These perspectives can inform deeper consideration of healthcare policy and reform. This review contains 3 tables and 20 references. Key Words: health economics, health policy, Medicaid, Medicare, national health expenditures, opportunity cost, projections

Governance Structures for IT in the Health Care Industry

2011 ◽  
pp. 1684-1688
Author(s):  
Reima Suomi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Operational Information ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Operational Activities

The pressures for the health care industry are well known and very similar in all developed countries (i.e., altering population, shortage of resources for staff and from taxpayers, higher sensitivity of the population for health issues, new and emerging diseases, etc.). Underdeveloped countries experience different problems, but they have the advantage of learning from the lessons and actions that developed countries underwent perhaps decades ago. On the other hand, many solutions also exist, but they all make the environment even more difficult to manage (i.e., possibilities of networking, booming medical and health-related research and knowledge produced by it, alternative caretaking solutions, new and expensive treatments and medicines, promises of biotechnology, etc.). From the public authorities’ points of view, the solution might be easy—outsource as much as you can out of this mess. Usually, the first services to go are marginal operational activities, such as laundry, cleaning, and catering services. It is easy to add information systems to this list, but we believe this is often done without a careful enough consideration. Outsourcing is often seen as a trendy, obvious, and easy solution, which has been supported by financial facts on the short run. Many examples show that even in the case of operational information systems, outsourcing can become a costly option, not to mention lost possibilities for organizational learning and competitive positioning through mastering of information technology.

Assessing Medical Technology in Less-Developed Countries

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-470
Author(s):  
Samuel Sideman ◽  
Joseph D. BenDak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
National Health ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Less Developed Countries ◽  
Medical Resources ◽  
National Health Care ◽  
Goals And Objectives

AbstractLess developed countries (LDCs) are limited in medical resources. Medical technology and the management talent required to handle it play a particularly major role in their national health care and has significant economic, political, and ethical ramifications. This study of the assessment process of medical technology in the LDCs proposes a limited framework for the analysis of the major parameters involved, i.e., stakeholders, boundaries and constraints, goals and objectives, criteria to be met, performance measures, and measurement of performance. The importance of the intangible factors is elucidated.

Governing Health Care with IT

2010 ◽  
pp. 1247-1257
Author(s):  
Reima Suomi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Operational Information ◽  
Operational Activities

The pressures for the health care industry are well known and very similar in all developed countries: altering populations, shortage of resources as it comes to staff and financial resources from the taxpayers, higher sensitivity of the population for health issues, new and emerging diseases, just to name a few. Underdeveloped countries have different problems, but they also have the advantage of being able to learn from the lessons and actions the developed countries made already, maybe decades ago. On the other hand, many solutions also exist, but they all make the environment even more difficult to manage: possibilities of networking, booming medical and health-related research and knowledge produced by it, alternative care-taking solutions, new and expensive treats and medicines, and promises of the biotechnology. From the public authorities point of view, the solution might be easy: outsource as much as you can out of this mess. Usually, the first ones to go are marginal operational activities, such as laundry, cleaning, and catering services. It is easy to add information systems to this list, but we believe this is often done without a careful enough consideration. Outsourcing is often seen as a trendy, obvious, and easy solution, which has been supported by financial facts on the short run. Many examples show that even in the case of operational information systems outsourcing can become a costly option, not to speak of lost possibilities for organizational learning and competitive positioning through mastering of information technology. In this article, we discuss how information technology and health care industry work together. Information technology is a valuable resource that must be managed within the health care industry. At the same time, information technology has the potential to renew the whole industry. Good practices in both must be supported by good IT governance. Health care is a big resource user in every country. In Table 1 we have percentages of health care expenditures in relation to gross domestic product in selected countries, where the percentage is very high (WHO, 2004). As one can see, the cost explosion phenomenon hits both rich and poor countries, even though the wealthiest countries are well presented in the list. Health care costs can be born by different parties within a national economy. Shares of different potential cost carriers vary from national economy to economy: • The national government, directly or through different indirect arrangements such as separate funds or public insurance institutions • Municipalities or other local public actors • Private insurance institutions • Employers • The patients themselves For example, in the United States, the raising costs of health care born by the employers have been a topic of much academic and industry discussion (Berry, Mirabito, & Berwick, 2004). Sadly enough, there is controversial evidence whether information technology can lower the total costs of running health services (Ammenwerth, Gräber, Herrmann, Bürkle, & König, 2003; Ko & Osei-Bryson, 2004).

Governing Health Care with IT

2011 ◽  
pp. 1658-1668
Author(s):  
Reima Suomi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Operational Information ◽  
Operational Activities

The pressures for the health care industry are well known and very similar in all developed countries: altering populations, shortage of resources as it comes to staff and financial resources from the taxpayers, higher sensitivity of the population for health issues, new and emerging diseases, just to name a few. Underdeveloped countries have different problems, but they also have the advantage of being able to learn from the lessons and actions the developed countries made already, maybe decades ago. On the other hand, many solutions also exist, but they all make the environment even more difficult to manage: possibilities of networking, booming medical and health-related research and knowledge produced by it, alternative care-taking solutions, new and expensive treats and medicines, and promises of the biotechnology. From the public authorities point of view, the solution might be easy: outsource as much as you can out of this mess. Usually, the first ones to go are marginal operational activities, such as laundry, cleaning, and catering services. It is easy to add information systems to this list, but we believe this is often done without a careful enough consideration. Outsourcing is often seen as a trendy, obvious, and easy solution, which has been supported by financial facts on the short run. Many examples show that even in the case of operational information systems outsourcing can become a costly option, not to speak of lost possibilities for organizational learning and competitive positioning through mastering of information technology. In this article, we discuss how information technology and health care industry work together. Information technology is a valuable resource that must be managed within the health care industry. At the same time, information technology has the potential to renew the whole industry. Good practices in both must be supported by good IT governance. Health care is a big resource user in every country. In Table 1 we have percentages of health care expenditures in relation to gross domestic product in selected countries, where the percentage is very high (WHO, 2004). As one can see, the cost explosion phenomenon hits both rich and poor countries, even though the wealthiest countries are well presented in the list. Health care costs can be born by different parties within a national economy. For example, in the United States, the raising costs of health care born by the employers have been a topic of much academic and industry discussion (Berry, Mirabito, & Berwick, 2004). Sadly enough, there is controversial evidence whether information technology can lower the total costs of running health services (Ammenwerth, Gräber, Herrmann, Bürkle, & König, 2003; Ko & Osei- Bryson, 2004). There are few other forces than modern information technology that could cut down costs in the health care industry. In addition to cost cutting, information technology can provide extended productivity and is an ingredient in the processes that cumulate towards better care practices. But advantages from information technology are not to be harvested without constant focus on IT governance issues in the industry.

Governance Structures for IT in the Health Care Industry

2005 ◽  
pp. 1305-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reima Suomi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Higher Sensitivity

The pressures for the health care industry are well known and very similar in all developed countries (i.e., altering population, shortage of resources for staff and from taxpayers, higher sensitivity of the population for health issues, new and emerging diseases, etc.). Underdeveloped countries experience different problems, but they have the advantage of learning from the lessons and actions that developed countries underwent perhaps decades ago. On the other hand, many solutions also exist, but they all make the environment even more difficult to manage (i.e., possibilities of networking, booming medical and health-related research and knowledge produced by it, alternative caretaking solutions, new and expensive treatments and medicines, promises of biotechnology, etc.).

Health Economics: National Health Expenditures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce L Hall
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Economics ◽  
National Health ◽  
Opportunity Cost ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
And Performance

A picture of the overall structure of the US health care industry can be garnered by examining national health expenditures. In 2015, US national health expenditures grew to $3.2 trillion (US), outpacing growth in gross domestic product. Valuable insights are found by examining categories of spending, sources of funds, and target areas of spending, raising questions about the logic and performance of the US system. These perspectives can inform deeper consideration of healthcare policy and reform. This review contains 3 tables and 20 references. Key Words: health economics, health policy, Medicaid, Medicare, national health expenditures, opportunity cost, projections

scholarly journals Health Care in INDIA: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
T D Babu ◽  
G Jayabal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Indian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Liberalization, Privatization and Globalisation has brought about worldwide growth of the service sector including health. The Indian health care industry has grown at 17% annual growth rate. This can be attributed to the affherent class and middle class expecting Health Care services of higher quality. This paper analysesthe challenges and opportunities on one hand and presents strategies to overcome the deficiences so as to meet both domestic and global need

Health Economics: National Health Expenditures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce L Hall
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Economics ◽  
National Health ◽  
Opportunity Cost ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
And Performance

A picture of the overall structure of the US health care industry can be garnered by examining national health expenditures. In 2015, US national health expenditures grew to $3.2 trillion (US), outpacing growth in gross domestic product. Valuable insights are found by examining categories of spending, sources of funds, and target areas of spending, raising questions about the logic and performance of the US system. These perspectives can inform deeper consideration of healthcare policy and reform. This review contains 3 tables and 20 references. Key Words: health economics, health policy, Medicaid, Medicare, national health expenditures, opportunity cost, projections

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