Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- SECTION I Introduction: Lenses and Frameworks for Analyzing India's Healthcare System
- SECTION II Providers: Delivery of Healthcare Services
- 4 The Medical Profession in India
- 5 India's Hospital Sector: The Journey from Public to Private Healthcare Delivery
- 6 Medical Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges
- 7 The Aravind Eye Care System
- 8 The Real Deal at L V Prasad Eye Institute: Excellence and Equity in Healthcare
- 9 Vaatsalya Healthcare: Promoting Access to Healthcare in Rural and Semi-Urban India
- SECTION III Payers: Financing of Healthcare Services
- SECTION IV Producers: Manufacturers of Healthcare Technology
- Contributors
- Index
6 - Medical Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- SECTION I Introduction: Lenses and Frameworks for Analyzing India's Healthcare System
- SECTION II Providers: Delivery of Healthcare Services
- 4 The Medical Profession in India
- 5 India's Hospital Sector: The Journey from Public to Private Healthcare Delivery
- 6 Medical Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges
- 7 The Aravind Eye Care System
- 8 The Real Deal at L V Prasad Eye Institute: Excellence and Equity in Healthcare
- 9 Vaatsalya Healthcare: Promoting Access to Healthcare in Rural and Semi-Urban India
- SECTION III Payers: Financing of Healthcare Services
- SECTION IV Producers: Manufacturers of Healthcare Technology
- Contributors
- Index
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- India's Healthcare IndustryInnovation in Delivery, Financing, and Manufacturing, pp. 219 - 289Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014