MCI Launching New Code for Medical Practitioners. How can this sort of regulations affect Medical Tourism Indusrty?
MCI Launching New Code for Medical Practitioners
Medical Council of India is following the American Medical Association by bringing out a new code of ethics by which the Medical Practitioners of country will be barred of acceptance of all gifts.
MCI wants the doctors to discourage the industry's lure and temptations. The MCI has amended the Indian Medical Council (professional conduct, etiquette and ethics) Regulations, 2002.
The newly modified code obstructs the doctors from accepting any gifts, travel facilities, hospitality and monetary grants from the healthcare industry either in their name or in the names of their family members.
Strict measures would be laid to keep a check on this step taken. The violations of these ethics would be reported by peers. And the people violating these measures would be penalized.
Some industry associations would not accept any voluntary ethical code. Like the medium and small pharma Industries Confederation refused to accept this code.
Medical Council of India is following the American Medical Association by bringing out a new code of ethics by which the Medical Practitioners of country will be barred of acceptance of all gifts.
MCI wants the doctors to discourage the industry's lure and temptations. The MCI has amended the Indian Medical Council (professional conduct, etiquette and ethics) Regulations, 2002.
The newly modified code obstructs the doctors from accepting any gifts, travel facilities, hospitality and monetary grants from the healthcare industry either in their name or in the names of their family members.
Strict measures would be laid to keep a check on this step taken. The violations of these ethics would be reported by peers. And the people violating these measures would be penalized.
Some industry associations would not accept any voluntary ethical code. Like the medium and small pharma Industries Confederation refused to accept this code.
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Permalink Reply by Ashok Panda on -
This is certainly a welcome action . Certainly the practice prevailing currently has abased the stature of the physician community in India significantly. Many stories which is heard from the mouth of the medicine representatives sounds like a unfortunate state of affair.Sometimes the prevailing practices crosses limits and malpractices come to play. There will be strong opposition from different communities as this might affect the current cash flows . There is certainly different lobbies prevalent which would try to curb the initiative by finding alternative ways . But in some ways this might show a path future corrective action .MCI is the the most powerful organisation or association and one of its kind and highly influential but now it would be interesting to see how it is going to influence its own members for accepting healthy practices.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Sanjeev Mehta on -
MCI's move is good one. However its difficult to implement as pharma companies and medical practitioners find various alternative ways to avail benefits. These benefits are not in writing and has most of the time no proof. Ethics and morel comes from withing, not by law. such practices are in most part of the world including USA. A huge amount of money spend by pharma companies on such and the cost comes on consumers. Its sad ....
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Permalink Reply by Mubbashir on -
Dear Dr Sanjeev Mehta,
Greetings from Kuala Lumpur.
Thanks for the reply and fully agree, that implementation is difficult. May I request if you can comment on this regulations effect on Medical Tourism Industry in India or impact on international level.
Best regards
Mubbashir
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Sanjeev Mehta on
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Dear Mr. Mubbashir.
Greetings.I don't think it has any effect on Medical Tourism Ind.
Dr.Sanjeev Mehta
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Permalink Reply by Roshan Shah on -
I second to what Dr. Sanjeev has stated. This is more of a policy and ethics matter and will have no noteworthy impact on Medical Tourism.
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Permalink Reply by Ashok Panda on
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Healthcare industry is a kind of ecosystem but in no way less complex than any other. The components of this system are diverse ranging from basic to applied sciences and carry implications from many sources. The out come of the industry captures and is dependent on any possible stream of science or humanity directly and indirectly. So it would not be very correct if we say it any change in component's size form or behavior would not affect the other component of the system. Yes quite possible the change event or the repercussions of the trigger event might be sometimes intangible or visible conspicuously. We always tend to avoid inconspicuous changes , which in long term come as a challenge to us. Neither long term benefits have to be avoided because of short term loss, not short term benefits are to be encouraged at cost of long term huge loss.In my view the regulatory changes in short term will provoke dissatisfaction in several communities directly or indirectly for some time. But in long run it is going to be beneficial in all terms. This will encourage fair practices, bring in clarity and also the healthcare cost will be further lowered. Use of generic drugs will increase rather than costly drug use. Competency development of doctors will be enhanced. And all these will make Indian healthcare system standard viable and attractive. Thus definitely will have good impacts on medical tourism. these are just a few, there could be other things which I am ( may ) not able to visualize and would request wise members of the team to enumerate.
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Permalink Reply by Dr Manohar Jain on -
It would be nice moove to initiate to wake up inner moral
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Permalink Reply by Dr Saurabh Kumar on -
The policy no doubt is great effort to make medical practice ethical in In India, but it wont affect medical tourism industry
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Permalink Reply by JAYAKUMAR CHEPPILAPOZHI SUGUNAN on -
THIS WILL BOOST THE RELIABLITY AND QUALITY OF MEDICAL FIELD AND WILL BOOST MEDICAL TOURISM ALSO
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