TY - JOUR
T1 - Corporatisation in Private Hospitals Sector in India - A Case Study from Maharashtra
AU - Chakravarthi, Indira
AU - Hunter, Benjamin
AU - Marathe, Shweta
AU - Murray, Susan F.
N1 - Funding Information:
Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committees of Anusandhan Trust, Mumbai and King’s College, London. The authors acknowledge the contributions of Deepali S Y, Abhay Shukla, and Arun Gadre, all from SATHI Pune. They also acknowledge Sanjay Nagral and all respondents and participants of the witness seminar. The UK Joint Health Systems Research Initiative, funded by the UK Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Department for International Development, and Wellcome Trust, supported this study under MR/R003009/1. The authors also acknowledge the comments of the anonymous reviewer.
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PY - 2023/3/18
Y1 - 2023/3/18
N2 - Transformation in the Indian private hospitals sector is examined in Maharashtra, employing qualitative interviews, witness seminars, and desk research. Findings point to significant changes: hospitals viewed as businesses to yield profits; adoption of business strategies to ensure financial viability and returns; changes in not-for-profit and small hospitals; and consequences for institutional and medical practice. Policy shifts towards greater private sector involvement in health, industry advocacy, availability of insurance, and patient expectations drive these changes towards corporatisation, which is not just about the growth of corporate hospitals; it entails structural and behavioural changes across the healthcare sector solely favouring economic goals.
AB - Transformation in the Indian private hospitals sector is examined in Maharashtra, employing qualitative interviews, witness seminars, and desk research. Findings point to significant changes: hospitals viewed as businesses to yield profits; adoption of business strategies to ensure financial viability and returns; changes in not-for-profit and small hospitals; and consequences for institutional and medical practice. Policy shifts towards greater private sector involvement in health, industry advocacy, availability of insurance, and patient expectations drive these changes towards corporatisation, which is not just about the growth of corporate hospitals; it entails structural and behavioural changes across the healthcare sector solely favouring economic goals.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85158908593
SN - 0012-9976
VL - 58
SP - 57
EP - 64
JO - Economic and Political Weekly
JF - Economic and Political Weekly
IS - 11
ER -
