A successful model of a Private-Public Partnership in increasing accessibility to critical care services in low-resource settings through tele-ICU

被引：1

作者：

Mathias, Sitarah ^{[1
,4
]}

Chandra, Mohan Sonu ^{[2
]}

Britto, Carl ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Boston Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat, Boston, MA USA

[2] Cloudphysician Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India

[3] Boston Childrens Hosp, Dept Anesthesia Crit Care & Pain Med, Div Crit Care, Boston, MA USA

[4] Boston Childrens Hosp, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 USA

来源：

HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY | 2023年 / 12卷 / 03期

关键词：

Private-public partnership; Tele-ICU services; Low-resource setting; Critical care services; Tele-medicine;

D O I：

10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100781

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

In India, the dearth of critical care expertise is more pronounced in rural regions, and tele-ICU models have been associated with high costs and low acceptability. Private-public partnerships (PPPs) in India are a potential solution for improved healthcare delivery, although its establishment is challenging. Cloudphysician (CP), a private tele-ICU network, used adaptable, low-cost technology and collaborated with 14 Indian government hospitals (4 states) to provide critical care services in remote areas amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Between June 2020-December 2021, 487 ICU beds were added (0.6% increase from estimated 2020 baseline) in 3 phases. Ramanagara district (8.06 beds per 100,000) and Ladakh state (2.57 beds per 100,0000) demonstrated the highest district-wise and state-wise impact respectively. Totally, 4514 admissions were treated (Leh recorded 112 admissions per 100,000), including 25% non-COVID-19 patients. Thus, this PPP demonstrates a successful model of increasing healthcare delivery to remote areas using a tele-ICU system and effective partnership strategies.

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