There are varieties of group practice, the most prevalent one is the multidisciplinary group practice, the other one is a venture where an individual allows his colleagues of same discipline to use the facilities without any financial involvement or a say in the management. The "Ekta" concept is a novel approach to group practice in as much as in this, a group of doctors of one discipline got together to develop a hospital dedicated to the same discipline, with finances involved and equal responsibility in the management. Why the need? After working in an individual small set up for 15 years, I increasingly realised the limitations of such a setup, mostly, in terms of restraints of financial resources and man power.
Such a set up did not allow you the freedom of movement. Most often it had nothing to do with the volume of work. Even a single sick child in the premises restricted the…
