HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
CASH MANAGEMENT IN EMERGING ASIA-PACIFIC HOSPITALS The king is back! Hospitals in Emerging Asia are expected to see a challenge with cash flows in the next 2-4 years. As seen post-SARS, outpatient and ambulatory services could only be back to usual levels in 3-4 years. Given evolutionary phase, Telemedicine will not fully compensate. Adding pressure to cash cycles are slow payments by universal coverage, mounted by reduction in elective surgeries. Hospitals will have to deploy a multitude of options to address cash flow challenges. Aditya Agarwal, Principal, Roland Berger
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