Dr Balakrishna Shetty, Chairman and Medical Director, Devi Eye Hospital, gives a clearer picture of hospital operation by saying huge electricity bill is a challenge for an emerging hospital to survive
What is your take on the Indian Healthcare sector?
Indian healthcare must be divided as urban and rural. Ur- ban healthcare is covered 70 percent by private sector and about 30 percent by Government. In rural healthcare private participation is almost nil. Government budgetary spending in healthcare sector though sizeable, but it does not reach to the individual due to rampant corruption, which can be checked effectively by e-tendering e-governance etc.
How do you think ICT is a game changer in the overall Hospital operation?
ICT can be a game changer. Can gauge and assure the target groups requirements, quality and level of care. Can plan and ute non projects and expand existing projects and make them efficient and cost effective. ICT can make hospital ad- ministration transparent and accountable. Can help to maintain constant quality healthcare all the time. With the click of a button one can quickly analyse the trouble spot and quickly fix them.
What are the top five challenges you face in the hospital operation and ute and how do you sail through them ?
Due to high electrical power costs hospitals spend a lot on power generations. We face difficulty in employing and retaining qualified doctors and paramedical staff because they leave us for high remunerative jobs. Another problem we face is that high costs of imported hospital equipment and maintenance. High costs of consumables and disposables also are a problematic area.
What is your take on the term affordable healthcare? What strategy do you think can come handy in making the term true for Indian population?
Healthcare to all can be best achieved by empowering the individual to seek healthcare and avail quality healthcare either through Government or through private healthcare organisations using group insurance schemes which should be practical and transparent.
What are your views on the regulatory issues of healthcare?
Regulations are welcome as long as they are needed and practical. Healthcare policies and regulations should be re- viewed and revised on annual basis. Transparency is the key word. Unnecessary regulations should be removed and be- fore starting new regulations all the involved parties should be taken into confidence. Individual must be compelled to set aside part of his income towards health insurance. Organisation (Public/Private) must be made responsible for health cover through group health insurance. Quality health cover to all is possible only through active participation of private sector health providers.
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