Concept of Healthcare Industry & Its Ever-Changing Character
CONCEPT OF HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY & ITS EVER-CHANGING CHARACTER
Introduction
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A modern healthcare industry has become
highly scientific and complex in the last three decades
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The change is due to the introduction of
diagnostics and therapeutic technologies
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Healthcare industry has reached a point,
where it needs to decide that what services to be provided in a cost effective
manner
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Role of the hospital also changes from “Curative Health” to “Preventive Healthcare”
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The healthcare has crossed the barrier of the
hospital to the community care
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In simple words the healthcare broadened
their role from healthcare to the
o Health education
o Training
o Research
o Disease surveillance
Changing
Role of Hospitals
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Primary Role
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Curative Services
§ OPD care
§ IPD care
§ MTP
§ Surgeries etc
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Changing Role
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Internal Functions
§ Curative care
§ Preventive care
§ Health promotion
§ Rehabilitation
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External Functions
§ Health education
§ Attending referrals
§ Specialist support
§ Outreach services
Modern healthcare system has to strike a balance between Internal & External functions by balancing between internal management and outside community in one side and developing feedback system between the clinical department and administration.
Curative
Care Vs Preventive Care
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Curative Care
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Shifting of focus from indoor care to Outpatient
care because of
§ Raising cost of hospital care
§ Shortage of hospital beds
§ Economic importance
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Outpatient care involves centre such as
§ Day hospitals for
· MTP
· Sterilization
· Cataract operation
· Dialysis etc
§ Polyclinics
§ Health centre
§ Walk-in clinic
§ Dispensary
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Preventive Care
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Communicable Diseases Prevention
§ Vector Born Diseases
§ Tuberculosis
§ Leprosy
§ HIV & AIDS
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Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention
§ Cardiac Diseases
§ Cancer
§ Blindness
§ Goitre
§ Diabetes
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Maternal Health Diseases Prevention
§ Anaemia
§ STD & HIV
§ Immunization
§ ANC
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Child Health Diseases Prevention
§ Anaemia
§ Immunization
§ Diarrhoea
§ RTI
§ Malnutrition
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Disability Prevention
§ Primary Prevention (Prevent Disability)
§ Secondary Prevention (Disability Limitation)
§ Tertiary Prevention (Rehabilitation)
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Health Education
§ Personal Hygiene
§ Sanitation
§ Family Welfare
§ Balance diet
§ Mental Health Counselling
§ Hand Washing
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Health Promotion Services
§ Growth Monitoring
§ Immunization
§ Health Screening
§ Marriage Counselling
§ Anti-Smoking
§ Occupational Health
Changing
Role of Administrator
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Understanding Healthcare Needs
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Power Sharing
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Participatory Management
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Resource Utilization
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Positive Attitude
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Manpower Utilization
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