Chief
executive officer of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and
Healthcare Providers (NABH), K K Kalra, on Saturday said the northeast
has the potential to be a major healthcare centre in South East Asia if
it can overcome certain hurdles.
Kalra, who was in the city to attend a healthcare conference organized by Integrated Ventures, a city-based health consultancy firm, in coordination with NABH, said the focus should be on creating awareness about NABH accreditation and the ways of achieving the coveted tag.
The northeast does not lack standard healthcare service providers but an acute shortage of manpower in this sector needs to be addressed, he said.
"I am quite happy with the presence of stakeholders. It shows they are committed to providing better services in this sector. The northeast has a lot of potential and, once the challenges are met, it can become one of the major healthcare centres in South East Asia," Kalra added.
NABH was set up in 2006 with a view to providing accreditation to healthcare organizations. At present, only 250 hospitals in the country have NABH accreditation, a constituent board of the Quality Council of India.
The board functions to address consumer needs and to set benchmarks for the country's health industry.
Some of the major objectives of the conference, which was attended by over 130 stakeholders from all over the region, were to generate awareness amongst healthcare professionals and discuss recent developments in NABH standards.
The financial implications of delivering quality healthcare service were discussed, as were the challenges in maintaining hospitals.
"The theme was 'Quality: A Tool to Enhance and Sustain Patient Experience'. The northeast has only one NABH-accredited hospital. Such accreditations can be obtained only after a third party evaluates the workings of a health institution. It is not that hospitals here do not want to get evaluated. What is needed is awareness on how to approach NABH and meet the norms," said Jyoti Rama Das, managing partner, Integra Ventures.
Source : TOI , 16th Nov 2014
Kalra, who was in the city to attend a healthcare conference organized by Integrated Ventures, a city-based health consultancy firm, in coordination with NABH, said the focus should be on creating awareness about NABH accreditation and the ways of achieving the coveted tag.
The northeast does not lack standard healthcare service providers but an acute shortage of manpower in this sector needs to be addressed, he said.
"I am quite happy with the presence of stakeholders. It shows they are committed to providing better services in this sector. The northeast has a lot of potential and, once the challenges are met, it can become one of the major healthcare centres in South East Asia," Kalra added.
NABH was set up in 2006 with a view to providing accreditation to healthcare organizations. At present, only 250 hospitals in the country have NABH accreditation, a constituent board of the Quality Council of India.
The board functions to address consumer needs and to set benchmarks for the country's health industry.
Some of the major objectives of the conference, which was attended by over 130 stakeholders from all over the region, were to generate awareness amongst healthcare professionals and discuss recent developments in NABH standards.
The financial implications of delivering quality healthcare service were discussed, as were the challenges in maintaining hospitals.
"The theme was 'Quality: A Tool to Enhance and Sustain Patient Experience'. The northeast has only one NABH-accredited hospital. Such accreditations can be obtained only after a third party evaluates the workings of a health institution. It is not that hospitals here do not want to get evaluated. What is needed is awareness on how to approach NABH and meet the norms," said Jyoti Rama Das, managing partner, Integra Ventures.
Source : TOI , 16th Nov 2014
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