India is ranked 119 out of 169 countries in Human Development Index (HDI). It spends about 4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on healthcare, which ranks among the countries with least spending on healthcare. As such, it is essential for the health care organizations in India to manage the expenditure on healthcare in a prudent manner. In continuation to my earlier article on 'telestroke', I will discuss the 'hub-and-spoke' model of stroke care and how it can help us to maximize the benefits of high tech care while minimizing unnecessary costs.
The 'hub-and-spoke' model Organized inpatient stroke care at designated stroke centers has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity when compared to treatment at non-specialist centers. With increasing complexity of stroke care, it has become impossible to provide specialist stroke services in every hospital in a specific area. Stroke…
