India Healthcare Trends 2008

Table of Contents

Section 1: A Snapshot of the Indian Healthcare Industry

• 1.1 India Today
  • A Booming Economy
  • Investing in Health: Criticality and Impact on the Economy
• 1.2 The Indian Healthcare Industry
  • An Overview - Poised for Phenomenal Growth
  • Drivers for Growth
  • Demographic Transitions - Rising Middle Class, Growing Aging Population, Increased Urbanization
  • Epidemiological Transitions
  • Mindset Transitions - Emergence of the Empowered Consumer
  • Increasing Accessibility to Health Insurance
  • Medical Value Travel
• 1.3 India Healthcare Delivery Landscape
  • Public Health System
  • Private Health System
  • Preparing for Future

Section 2: The Consumer Outlook

• 2.1 A Backdrop of the Consumers
  • Key Demographics
  • Good Health and Wellness in the Indian Context
  • The TKC Health and Wellness Quotient
  • Prevalence of Self Medication
• 2.2 Use of Professional Healthcare Services: Services Availed and Expenditure
  • Healthcare Services Availed
  • Expenditure on Healthcare - Annual Expenditure, Share Across Specific Services
  • Contribution to the Expenditure by Segments - Demographic and Geographic
  • Key Geographical & Demographic Variations
• 2.3 Physician Services
  • The Doctors Consulted
  • Reasons Why They Choose a Doctor
  • The Physician Visits: Details
  • Expenditure on Outpatient Care: The Specifics
  • Satisfaction With Physicians Today
  • Key Geographical & Demographic Variations
• 2.4 Hospitalization: Choice Process, Current Experiences
  • Selection of Hospitals: Drivers, Influencers
  • Hospitalization: The Details
  • Expenditure on Hospitalization: The Specifics
  • Satisfaction with the Hospital and its Services
  • Key Geographical & Demographic Variations
• 2.5 Diagnostic Services
  • Services Availed: Type of Investigations
  • Type of Diagnostic Centres Used
  • Choice of Diagnostic Centre: Key Drivers
  • Key Geographical & Demographic Variations
• 2.6 Medicine Purchases and Their Pharmacists
  • Number of Pharmacies They Buy From
  • Type of Pharmacies They Buy From & Reasons Why
  • Satisfaction With Their Current Pharmacy
  • Quality Perceptions of Modern versus Traditional Retailing
  • Key Geographical & Demographic Variations
• 2.7 Medical Facilities in Their City/Town
  • Perceptions of Overall Quality of Medical Facilities in Their City/Town
  • Awareness Levels - In the Major Cities/Towns
  • What the Top 14 Cities Think of Their Hospitals
• 2.8 Medical Insurance and The Indian Consumer
  • Status of Medical Insurance - Awareness and Ownership
  • Reasons for Non-ownership
  • Their Policies: The Details
  • The Brands in Their Frame
  • Future Plans, Expectations
  • Key Geographical & Demographic Variations
• 2.9 Critical Consumer Segments: Key Insights
  • Senior Citizens: An Overview of Healthcare Seeking Behavior at 65 Years+
  • The Specialist Seekers -In Sharper Focus
  • An Overview of Healthcare Seeking Behaviour Based on Needs and Priorities

Section 3: The Physician' s Perspective

• 3.1 A Snapshot of the Physician and Their Clinics
  • The Physician Profile
  • Their Clinics: Infrastructure & Facilities
  • Hospital Associations
  • Key Geographical & Demographic Variations
• 3.2 Consultation Practices
  • Number of Patients Seen in a Day and Where They Come From
  • The Consultation Specifics
• 3.3 Medical Facilities in the Town: Their Perspective
  • Specialists Shortage
  • Services Shortage
• 3.4 The Future Outlook
  • Their Patients & Perceived Mindsets
  • Outlook Towards Providing Organized Healthcare Delivery

Section 4: The Hospital' s Perspective

• 4.1 A Snapshot of Hospitals
  • The Hospital Profile
  • Type of Facilities - Size, Kind of Hospital, Years of Operation
  • Range of Facilities
• 4.2 Hospital Infrastructure and Facilities
  • Specialities Covered
  • Availability of Diagnostic Facilities
  • Availability of Other Facilities
  • Engineering & Support Services
  • Tariffs
  • Rooms, Beds, Facilities - Capacity
  • Infrastructure Status - Land
  • Demand of Beds
• 4.3 Hospital Functioning - Utilization of Capacities
  • Catchment of Hospitals & Patient Sources
  • Hospital Utilization
  • Medical Equipment Utilization
  • The Zonal Picture
  • Variation Across Facility Type
• 4.4 Hospital Manpower - Strength, Competencies, Training
  • Manpower Strength
  • Workforce per Bed
  • Mode of Remuneration: Salaries
  • Place of Recruitment
  • The Zonal Picture
  • Variation Across Town Class
  • Variation Across Facility Type
• 4.5 Information Technology Utilization in Hospitals
  • Availability and Usage of IT
  • Staff Strength
  • Modules in the IT System
  • Problems in Implementing IT
  • Investment Planning for Future
• 4.6 Outsourcing in Hospitals
  • Outsourced Services
  • Prevalence of Hospital Outsourcing
  • Reason for Outsourcing
  • Satisfaction with Contractors
  • Facility Type Variation

Section 5: Emerging Trends in Healthcare Delivery

• The Future Healthcare Delivery System
• Emerging Formats in Healthcare Delivery

Section 6: HMPV - The New Indicator of Healthcare Services Potential for Urban India

• The Healthcare Market Potential Value
• Calculating the HMPV
• The Hierarchy - By Individual Parameters
• The HMPV - Derived Across Three Parameters