Tag: Hospitals
Price control a blunt instrument: AdvaMed on NPPA’s knee implant price...
While reacting to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority's recent order on profiteering, the AdvaMed has stated that the new pricing has the potential to block innovations and limit access to world-class medical care to patients..........
Public sector serving poor women for comprehensive abortion care: IDF study
An in-depth study undertaken by Ipas Development Foundation (IDF) recently explored the socio-economic profile of women accessing CAC services at different levels of public health facilities in rural and urban Madhya Pradesh.......
FICCI & Kantar IMRB launch Healthcare Consumer Report 2017
The report reveals the outcomes from a study that measures experiences and expectations in the patient’s journey with the healthcare provider...........
Government plugs-in all loopholes on MedTech price labeling
Now it’s mandatory to display MRP on all imported (and indigenous) medical devices ultimately meant to be billed to consumers.......
Clinical trials of antibiotics on children now allowed in India
Drugs Controller General (India) has given approval for conduct of various clinical trials of Antibiotics on children under one year of age........
BioVoice eMag August 2017 Issue-3 Volume-2
BioVoice eMag August 2017 Issue-3 Volume-2:
The ‘August 2017’ edition in its detailed ‘Cover Story’ features the insights from biotech student perception survey conducted by the BioVoice...
MedTech industry’s margins lower in orthopaedic implants: MTaI
The Medical Technology Association of India, also known as MTaI while defending the price margins on orthopaedic implants, has observed multiple discrepancies in the price points quoted by NPPA........
Prices of orthopedic knee implants set to be capped, hints govt
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has sought the views of all the concerned stakeholders on its preliminary analysis of orthopaedic implants that show huge trade margins for manufacturers and distributors.............
Tiny steps towards patient electronic health record system in India
The government of India has advised the states to work on computerisation and implementation of hospital information system for creating electronic records in their hospitals......
Symposia 2017 held to discuss healthcare trends
The conference held at Mumbai provided a platform for discussion of contemporary topics like hospital designs, infection control in hospital, fire and life safety in hospitals...............