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Indian Health Care

Industry The Indian Healthcare market has grown from USD22.8 billion in 2008 at a CAGR of 16% to USD 34.2billion in 2009

The Indian Healthcare sector has emerged as one ofthe largest service sectors in India and is projected to

grow to nearly USD 40 billion by 2012

The private sector accounts for over 80% of totalhealthcare expenditure in India

Growth drivers of the Sector

Indias booming population, increasing at an annual rate of2%, complimented by the thriving economic growth

Increasing urbanization and expanding middle class with

more disposable income and the ability to buy costlier

western medicines

Rise in infectious and chronic degenerative diseases and

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Snapshot of the Healthcare Market

(2009) (USD)

Country Market Size

India 34.2 billion

Brazil 19.1 billion

China 137.0 billion

Germany 250.0 billion

USA 2,100.0 billion

Public Healthcare Infrastructure

Primary Health Centres 23,000

Community Health Centres 2,935

District Hospitals 4,400

State Owned Hospitals 1,200


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Benefits- Digital

Radiology

Digital radiology is a technologicadvancement that is becomingincreasingly popular throughout the world

Digital radiography gives the best image,offers many advantages

The reconstruction and reformatting ofimages, easier image processing, wide

range of acquisition, rapid storage andretrieval

More controlled viewing and analysis

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Benefits - Hospital

Information Systems (HIS)

It is a comprehensive, integratedinformation system designed to managethe administrative, financial and clinicalaspects of a hospital.

It is also called clinical information system(CIS)

Easy Access to Patient Data to generatevaried records, including classificationbased on demographic, gender, age, and

so on

Efficient and accurate administration offinance, diet of patient, engineering,and distribution of medical aid

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Benefits - Medical

Transcription Medical Transcription is one of the fastest

growing fields in health care

Medical Transcriptionists are in demand inWestern countries especially in the US where

the entire healthcare industry is based oninsurance and detailed medical records areneeded for processing insurance claims

Medical transcription is one of the speedygrowing IT enabled service in India

All the jobs from US has been outsourced toIndia, which helps India in generate goodrevenue

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Benefits Unique ID

Provide enrolment and verificationservices across the country.

Will identify the targeted groupsfor various flagship programes

This will contain some importantrecords of medical like blood

group, hereditary disorders

This can help in case ofemergency of medical treatment.

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Benefits

Equipment Operation theatres have installedRobots for carrying out theoperations.

Doctors from far distance canoperate using joysticks.

These equipments have increasedthe frequency of each operation

resulting in saving of many lives.

Saves time and energy of bothpatients and Doctors.

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Benefits Security

CCTV cameras have been

installed across hospitals to

secure the life of many.

Terror attacks can be

avoided.

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Online help of

specialist When the NGO visits in thevillages with general physician forthe treatment.

If the physican in not able toidentify the disease than he takesthe help of specialist of that field,online video conferencing.

Can visit online library of themedicines, disease & cures.

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