SEED Healthcare Solutions� Director and COO, Dinesh Samudra, in conversation with eHEALTH shares his views on the challenges and opportunities of catering to the SMB segment.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
�It is the Health Care Facilitators who make all the difference from a good medical procedure output to a really memorable experience of a complete wellness journey�
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
�IT plays a crucial role in establishing a competitive advantage for hospitals looking to compete for the medical tourism dollar.�
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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The financially-weaker section of the society may hope to get better healthcare facilities from privately-run hospitals such as Escorts, Max and Apollo in the future. The government is planning to issue healthcare vouchers to the poor who could use it as a currency in private hospitals. Hospitals, in turn, may get full refund from either the government or accredited insurance companies.
A recent report by Swiss Re forecasts that medical tourism covers will eventually become available in the West
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Tough immigration norms among other policies by the Indian government are proving to be major blocks in the path of India becomming a major medical tourism hub.
India has introduced a medical visa aimed at assisting overseas visitors to travel to the country for low-cost hospital treatment.
The Indian private health industry is entering into partnerships with state governments to offer low-cost healthcare to masses. Healthcare giants such as the Apollo Group and Wockhardt Hospitals are among those entering into partnerships with various state governments to provide these services.
Keen to take advantage of low-cost healthcare in India, US insurance firms are drawing up attractive medical tourism packages with Indian hospitals to facilitate travel and treatment for its citizens there.
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Asian healthcare IT market is sizzling. Big investments are pouring in and much more is yet to come.
