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Availability & Efficacy of Healthcare in Smaller Indian Cities


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1 Associate Professor and Head of the Department, Invertis Institute of Management Studies, Invertis University, Bareilly, India
2 Dean, School of Business, University of Bolton, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
3 Independent Researcher, India
     

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There is a conspicuous gap between the healthcare services available in the big cities and those in the smaller cities in India. The perceivably superior healthcare institutions are located in the bigger cities. The paper examines the concerns and perceptions of the people regarding the availability and efficacy of healthcare services in smaller cities juxtaposed to those available in the bigger cities. The data was collected from respondents from across five different cities of India using a structured questionnaire. Questions were asked to gauge the perception of the residents of smaller cities about the quality of diagnosis (of simple and complex ailments), medical testing services and imaging facilities in the smaller cities as opposed to those in the bigger cities.
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Authors

Subho Chattopadhyay
Associate Professor and Head of the Department, Invertis Institute of Management Studies, Invertis University, Bareilly, India
Indranil Bose
Dean, School of Business, University of Bolton, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Payal Gulati
Independent Researcher, India

Abstract


There is a conspicuous gap between the healthcare services available in the big cities and those in the smaller cities in India. The perceivably superior healthcare institutions are located in the bigger cities. The paper examines the concerns and perceptions of the people regarding the availability and efficacy of healthcare services in smaller cities juxtaposed to those available in the bigger cities. The data was collected from respondents from across five different cities of India using a structured questionnaire. Questions were asked to gauge the perception of the residents of smaller cities about the quality of diagnosis (of simple and complex ailments), medical testing services and imaging facilities in the smaller cities as opposed to those in the bigger cities.

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