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Impact of demonetisation
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Hospitalserviceprovidershavebeenbusyestablishingorstrengtheningelectronicpaymentgatewaysandonlinepayment
facilities.
AvinashOjha
Therecentdemonetisationdrivebythegovernmenthascreatedafuroreaswellasgeneratedhopes.Rightfrom
thepersonnextdoortoindividualconsumersandtradersrightuptosmall,midandlargecapcompanieshave
allfeltthetremors.Whileanalystsandeconomistsarestillformingtheiropinionandtheentireissueisbeing
debatedatalllevels,therearesomeobviousimpactswhenitcomestohealthcare.Letusexaminetheimpact
fromallquarterspatients(consumers)standpoint,hospitals(providers)standpointintheshorttermaswell
asthelongterm.
Shorttermimpactcanbefeltorassessedfromasixmonths'view,whilelongtermisclassifiedasthelasting
impactforthenextseveralyearsintheindustry.
PatientstheconsumersShorttermimpact:Hospitalsandhealthcaredeliveryunitsacrossboardhave
seenadeclineinthefootfalls.Thisiseasilyunderstandable,asforthecommonmanthelastfewdayshavebeen
devotedtounderstandingtheimpactoftheannouncement,arrangingforexchangeofmoneyandcompilingthe
cashkepthereandtheretheageoldIndianmodeofsavings.Customandsocialfabrichasensuredthat
housewivesandseniorcitizensinthefamilyhavemaintainedaportionoftheirsavingsincashdenominations,
mostlywithinhousehold.SinceexceptinthestateofMaharashtra,onlygovernmenthospitalswerepermittedto
acceptoldcurrency
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