tailieunhanh - báo cáo khoa học: "The creation of the health consumer: challenges on health sector regulation after managed care era"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: The creation of the health consumer: challenges on health sector regulation after managed care era | Chanda Globalization and Health 2011 7 1 http content 7 1 1 RESEARCH H2 globalization 7 AND HEALTH Open Access India-EU relations in health services prospects and challenges Rupa Chanda Abstract Background India and the EU are currently negotiating a Trade and Investment Agreement which also covers services. This paper examines the opportunities for and constraints to India-EU relations in health services in the context of this agreement focusing on the EU as a market for India s health services exports and collaboration. The paper provides an overview of key features of health services in the EU and India and their bearing on bilateral relations in this sector. Methods Twenty six semi-structured in-person and telephonic interviews were conducted in 2007-2008 in four Indian cities. The respondents included management and practitioners in a variety of healthcare establishments health sector representatives in Indian industry associations health sector officials in the Indian government and official representatives of selected EU countries and the European Commission based in New Delhi. Secondary sources were used to supplement and corroborate these findings. Results The interviews revealed that India-EU relations in health services are currently very limited. However several opportunity segments exist namely i Telemedicine ii Clinical trials and research in India for EU-based pharmaceutical companies iii Medical transcriptions and back office support iv Medical value travel and v Collaborative ventures in medical education research training staff deployment and product development. However various factors constrain India s exports to the EU. These include data protection regulations recognition requirements insurance portability restrictions discriminatory conditions and cultural social and perception-related barriers. The interviews also revealed several constraints in the Indian health care sector including disparity in domestic .