Expanding access to low-cost, high-quality tertiary care: spreading the Narayana Health model beyond India
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Case study. Frugal innovations in health care delivery
- Author(s):
- Taylor, Andrea, author Escobar, Erin, author Udayakumar, Krishna, author
- Contributor(s):
- Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, November 2017
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Delivery of Health Care -- economics Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration Quality of Health Care Tertiary Healthcare -- economics Tertiary Healthcare -- organization & administration Cost Control Economics, Hospital Heart Diseases -- therapy Humans India United States West Indies
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Key Takeaways. (1) Narayana Health, one of the largest multispecialty hospital chains in India, combines innovative technology with a highly efficient delivery system to optimize productivity and minimize costs. (2) Clinicians deliver treatment outcomes on par with those in the United States, but at a fraction of the cost. (3) Payers and providers in the U.S. and other countries could learn from Narayana Health's approach to reducing specialty care costs without sacrificing quality.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (13 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101718851 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101718851