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Pradeep Kumar

30/06/21 11:05 AM IST

Report on Not-for-Profit Hospital Model in India

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NITI Aayog released a comprehensive study on the not-for-profit hospital model in the country, in a step towards closing the information gap on such institutions and facilitating robust policymaking in this area.

Report Highlights
  • The study provides insights into the operation model of not-for-profit hospitals.
  • It presents research-based findings on such hospitals—categorized under ownership and premise of service—and makes subsequent comparisons with private hospitals and health schemes of the Union government.
  • NITI Aayog has been extensively studying the private-sector healthcare-delivery landscape in the country.
  • The not-for-profit hospital sector provides not only curative but also preventive healthcare.
  • It links healthcare with social reform, community engagement, and education.
  • It uses government resources and grants to provide cost-effective healthcare to people without being concerned about profits.
  • However, over the years, this sector has remained understudied.
  • The study discusses in detail the cost-containment strategies implemented by not-for-profit hospitals.
  • It seeks to understand the challenges that burden the operations of these institutions and hinder their growth.
Way Forward
  • The report proposes short- and long-term policy interventions—such as developing criteria to identify these hospitals, ranking them through a performance index, and promoting top hospitals for practising philanthropy, among others.
  • It also highlights the need to use the expertise of these hospitals in managing human resources with limited finance in remote areas.
Source: PIB

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