scholarly journals Blue Ocean Strategy in the private hospital sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Kanan Heydarov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Private Hospital ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Hospital Sector ◽  
Intense Competition ◽  
Inpatient Services ◽  
Short Period

The rapidly growing number of private hospitals in a short period of time has led to intense competition. Thanks to the rapid development of technology and the rapid imitation of institutions, private hospitals are similar to each other and resort to many different strategies to get rid of the same pressure. Private hospitals offer preventative medical services, outpatient or inpatient services, and rehabilitation services for individuals. However, private hospitals do not pay enough attention to healthcare development. It is assumed that private hospitals that provide services that others do not provide, establish fitness and sports centers in their structures, avoid competition and open up to the Blue Ocean, expand medical services by creating a new client segment and contribute to the image of the hospital.

The Growth of Corporate Private Hospitals in Malaysia: Policy Contradictions in Health System Pluralism

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 643-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Barraclough
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Corporate Investment ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Hospital Sector ◽  
The Government

The rapid growth of corporate investment in the Malaysian private hospital sector has had a considerable impact on the health care system. Sustained economic growth, the development of new urban areas, an enlarged middle class, and the inclusion of hospital insurance in salary packages have all contributed to a financially lucrative investment environment for hospital entrepreneurs. Many of Malaysia's most technologically advanced hospitals employing leading specialists are owned and operated as corporate business ventures. Corporate hospital investment has been actively encouraged by the government, which regards an expanded private sector as a vital complement to the public hospital system. Yet this rapid growth of corporately owned private hospitals has posed serious contradictions for health care policy in terms of issues such as equity, cost and quality, the effect on the wider health system, and the very role of the state in health care provision. This article describes the growth of corporate investment in Malaysia's private hospital sector and explores some of the attendant policy contradictions.

Exploring the Relationship between Service Quality of Private Hospitals and Patient Loyalty from the Perspective of Health Service

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yubing GUO ◽  
Ye ZHOU ◽  
Xin XING ◽  
Xiaoqin LI
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Patient Loyalty

Background: With increasing demands for medical treatment and healthcare, private hospitals have enjoyed rapid development, and the quality and satisfaction ratings of their medical services have gradually become hotspot issues. We aimed to investigate the influencing mechanisms of medical service quality, patient perceived value, patient satisfaction, and patient loyalty. Methods: On the basis of improved patient perceived value, service satisfaction, and loyalty scales, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 300 patients in 15 private hospitals in China. The action mechanisms of medical service quality, patient perceived value, patient satisfaction, and patient loyalty were verified via SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 20.0 statistical software. Results: The service quality of private hospitals was positively correlated with patient perceived value, patient satisfaction and patient loyalty. Patient perceived value was positively correlated with patient satisfaction. Patient perceived value, as well as patient satisfaction was positively correlated with patient loyalty. Patient perceived value and patient satisfaction play a mediating role between medical service quality and patient loyalty. Patient perceived value and patient satisfaction play a chain mediating role between medical service quality and patient loyalty. Conclusion: 1) Improving medical service quality is the main path to acquire patient loyalty for private hospitals. 2) When accepting high-quality medical services, patients will think that the cost paid is reasonable, and their satisfaction with private hospitals will consequently increase. 3) As patient satisfaction with private hospitals is elevated to a certain degree, they become increasingly willing to choose these hospitals again and recommend them to others.  

scholarly journals Implications of the Ian Paterson case for the private hospital sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (7) ◽  
pp. 252-254
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Hospital Sector ◽  
Breast Surgeon

After the breast surgeon was sentenced to 15 years for performing unnecessary operations on cancer patients, Colin Leys considers what the inevitable inquiry could mean for private hospitals.

Implementing antimicrobial stewardship in the Australian private hospital system: a qualitative study

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menino O. Cotta ◽  
Megan S. Robertson ◽  
Caroline Marshall ◽  
Karin A. Thursky ◽  
Danny Liew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Hospital Sector ◽  
Organisational Factors

Objective To explore organisational factors and barriers contributing to limited uptake of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Australian private hospitals and to determine solutions for AMS implementation. Methods A qualitative study using a series of focus group discussions was conducted in a large private hospital making use of a semistructured interview guide to facilitate discussion among clinical and non-clinical stakeholders. A thematic analysis using five sequential components that mapped and interpreted emergent themes surrounding AMS implementation was undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of researchers. Results Analysis revealed that autonomy of consultant specialists was perceived as being of greater significance in private hospitals compared with public hospitals. Use of an expert team providing antimicrobial prescribing advice and education without intruding on existing patient–specialist relationships was proposed by participants as an acceptable method of introducing AMS in private hospitals. There was more opportunity for nursing and pharmacist involvement, as well as empowering patients. Opportunities were identified for the hospital executive to market an AMS service as a feature that promoted excellence in patient care. Conclusions Provision of advice from experts, championing by clinical leaders, marketing by hospital executives and involving nurses, pharmacists and patients should be considered during implementation of AMS in private hospitals. What is known about the topic? Hospital-wide AMS programs have been shown to be an effective means to address the problem of accelerating antimicrobial resistance. However, current literature predominantly focuses on evaluation of AMS activities rather than on improving implementation success. In addition, most research on hospital AMS programs is from the public hospital sector. AMS is now part of new National Safety and Quality Health Service accreditation standards mandatory for all Australian hospitals; however, uptake of AMS in private hospitals lags behind public hospitals. Australian private hospitals are fundamentally different to public hospitals and there is more information needed to determine how AMS can best be introduced in these hospitals. What does this paper add? Further investigation on how AMS can be implemented into private hospitals is urgently required. The qualitative work detailed in the present study provides a means of tailoring AMS strategies on the basis of organisational factors that may be considered unique to Australian private hospitals. What are the implications for practitioners? Clinical and hospital executive stakeholders in the private hospital sector will be able to use solutions presented herein as a blueprint for designing sustainable AMS programs within their private healthcare facilities.

scholarly journals Development of COVID-19 vaccines utilizing gene therapy technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Nakagami
Keyword(s):  
Viral Vectors ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Adenovirus Vector ◽  
Phase 3 ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Long Time

Abstract There is currently an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2. Individuals with COVID-19 have symptoms that are usually asymptomatic or mild in most initial cases. However, in some cases, moderate and severe symptoms have been observed with pneumonia. Many companies are developing COVID-19 vaccine candidates using different technologies that are classified into four groups (intact target viruses, proteins, viral vectors and nucleic acids). For rapid development, RNA vaccines and adenovirus vector vaccines have been urgently approved, and their injection has already started across the world. These types of vaccine technologies have been developed over more than 20 years using translational research for use against cancer or diseases caused by genetic disorders but the COVID-19 vaccines are the first licensed drugs to prevent infectious diseases using RNA vaccine technology. Although these vaccines are highly effective in preventing COVID-19 for a short period, safety and efficiency evaluations should be continuously monitored over a long time period. As the time of writing, more than 10 projects are now in phase 3 to evaluate the prevention of infection in double-blind studies. Hopefully, several projects may be approved to ensure high-efficiency and safe vaccines.

scholarly journals Market concentration trends in South Africa’s private healthcare sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marine Erasmus ◽  
Nicola Theron
Keyword(s):  
Market Structure ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Market Concentration ◽  
Competitive Dynamics ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Hospital Market ◽  
Private Healthcare ◽  
Structure Changes ◽  
Relative Bargaining Power

The Competition Commission (CC) commenced with an enquiry into South Africa’s private healthcare sector at the beginning of 2014, the outcome of which could have far-reaching consequences for the medical industry in South Africa. The panel appointed to consider competition in the private healthcare sector has indicated that they are interested in understanding increased consolidation in the private hospital market and the effect this may have on competitive dynamics. This article considers historical concentration trends in the private hospital market from 2000 to 2012. In addition it also deals with changes in market structure in the medical scheme and administrator markets. These trends provide a complete picture of market structure changes and the implications for relative bargaining power of the various parties. It finds that whereas the market concentration of private hospitals has remained relatively stable since 2004, the market concentration of medical schemes and administrators has increased over this period.

scholarly journals Closing the Equity Gap of Access to Emergency Departments of Private Hospitals in Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Paibul Suriyawongpaisal ◽  
Pongsakorn Atiksawedparit ◽  
Samrit Srithamrongsawad ◽  
Thanita Thongtan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Care ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Financial Incentive ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Strategic Policies

Background. Previous policy implementation in 2012 to incentivize private hospitals in Thailand, a country with universal health coverage, to provide free-of-charge emergency care using DRG-based payment resulted in an equity gap of access and copayment. To bridge the gap, strategic policies involving financial and legal interventions were implemented in 2017. This study aims to assess whether this new approach would be able to fill the gap. Methods. We analyzed an administrative dataset of over 20,206 patients visiting private hospital EDs from April 2017 to October 2017 requested for the preauthorization of access to emergency care in the first 72 hours free of charge. The association between types of insurance and the approval status was explored using logistic regression equation adjusting for age, modes of access, systolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, and Glasgow coma scores. Results and Discussion. The strategic policies implementation resulted in reversing ED payer mix from the most privileged scheme, having the major share of ED visit, to the least privileged scheme. The data showed an increasing trend of ED visits to private hospitals indicates the acceptance of the financial incentive. Obvious differences in degrees of urgency between authorized and unauthorized patients suggested the role of preauthorization as a barrier to the noncritical patient visiting the ED. Furthermore, our study depicted the gender disparity between authorized and unauthorized patients which might indicate a delay in care seeking among critical female patients. Lessons learned for policymakers in low-and-middle income countries attempting to close the equity gap of access to private hospital EDs are discussed.

scholarly journals Private hospital expenditure and relation to utilisation: Observations from the data

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marine Erasmus ◽  
Helen Kean
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Older People ◽  
South African ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Detailed Understanding ◽  
Hospital Market ◽  
Hospital Expenditure ◽  
Over Time

Background: This study contributes to the detailed understanding of the drivers of medical scheme expenditure on private hospitals in South Africa over 2006–2014. This is important in the context of various regulatory reforms that are being considered at present. Aim: The aim is to provide an updated analysis and description of the drivers of medical scheme expenditure on private hospitals in South Africa. Setting: Private hospital market, South Africa. Methods: Data from the three largest private hospital groups – which account for approximately 70% of the South African private hospital market share – are collected, aggregated and analysed. This study uses targeted descriptive and exploratory analyses, relying on a residual approach to hospital expenditure. Results: It is found that over time medical scheme beneficiaries, on average, are being admitted to private hospitals more frequently, as well as staying in hospital for longer during each admission. The data also indicate that over time older people are being admitted to hospital more often. Conclusion: This study’s findings contradict previous assertions that it is only prices driving increased medical scheme expenditure on private hospitals.

The UK COVID-19 contact tracing app as both an emerging technology and public health intervention: The need to consider promissory discourses

2021 ◽  
pp. 136345932110607
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Samuel ◽  
Rosie Sims
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sociology Of Expectations ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) COVID-19 contact tracing app was announced to the British public on 12th April 2020. The UK government endorsed the app as a public health intervention that would improve public health, protect the NHS and ‘save lives’. On 5th May 2020 the technology was released for trial on the Isle of Wight. However, the trial was halted in June 2020, reportedly due to technological issues. The app was later remodelled and launched to the public in September 2020. The rapid development, trial and discontinuation of the app over a short period of a few months meant that the mobilisation and effect of the discourses associated with the app could be traced relatively easily. In this paper we aimed to explore how these discourses were constructed in the media, and their effect on actors – in particular, those who developed and those who trialled the app. Promissory discourses were prevalent, the trajectory of which aligned with theories developed in the sociology of expectations. We describe this trajectory, and then interpret its implications in terms of infectious disease public health practices and responsibilities.

scholarly journals Impact of Moral & Material Incentives on Employee’s Performance; An Empirical Study in Private Hospitals at Capital Amman

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Hasan Salih Suliman Al-Qudah
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Research Use ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
The Impact

<p class="1main-text">The aim of this study is to identify the impact of moral &amp; material incentives on employee’s performance as it will focus on some private hospitals operating at Amman capital of Jordan. The research use empirical analysis and distributed set of a questionnaire with a total of 291 out of which 20 were rejected due to various reasons including incompletely questionnaire, thus, 271 questionnaires was completed and shortlisted for statistical analysis , the study applied descriptive analytical method, and reached to following result, there is no difference application on moral and material incentives for employees to improve their performance when it comes to demographic variables like gender, age, educational qualifications. The study recommended a number of recommendations that private hospital has to develop policies and strategies to increase effectiveness incentives in addition to this, also the study recommend that the private hospitals in Amman should use incentives systems to meet with the needs of all employees.</p>

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