I am writing a blog on the basis of more than 35 years of experience as a healthcare provider (Doctor) in varied roles. I have been a General practitioner, an Anaesthesiologist, Intensivist, Head Emergency, Hospital Administrator, Medical Director, CEO of large hospital chains and Adviser to investment in hospitals and healthcare businesses. I write out of concern on the state of healthcare delivery in India and the way the doctor-patient relationship has evolved and changed for the worse over the years.
I am pained at the level of distrust and the widening of the “expectation- offering” mismatch between the patient and the provider (hospitals and doctors). I am concerned at the kind of marketing and business practices that are being practiced in healthcare delivery( doctors, hospitals, Pharma companies, medical device companies and others) today. I am troubled by the way the…
