Star-rating service for hospitals on cards

A group of Indian expat doctors from the UK and the US is planning to launch an affordable star-rating based certification service for hospitals around early next year. The group would mainly target small and mid-sized hospitals in the Indian market. These stars would be awarded by the London-headquartered Kemp Healthcare based on parameters of safety, quality, timeliness, effectiveness and patient satisfaction. As health insurance expands in India, Kemp promoters feel there is a growing but unmet need among the hospitals, especially the medium-sized ones, to comply with quality and safety norms. A large section of mid-sized hospitals in the ...

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