The Economics of Reorganizing Otolaryngology Out-Patient Services for COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries  

作　　者：Ravinder Singh Nagi Satinder Pal Singh Prahlad Duggal Ravinder Singh Nagi;Satinder Pal Singh;Prahlad Duggal(Department of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India;Chief ENT & Head Neck Surgeon, Swift Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India)

机构地区：[1]Department of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India [2]Chief ENT & Head Neck Surgeon, Swift Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India

出　　处：《International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery》2020年第5期180-184,共5页耳鼻喉（英文）

摘　　要：The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has widespread implications for clinical practice of otolaryngologists in clinics and hospitals. With various reports of otolaryngology practitioners catching infection, a profound structural reorganization of ENT services in the clinic is mandatory for protecting both patients and healthcare workers. The present study focused on quantifying the cost involved in reorganizing the otolaryngology out-patient services in a third world country during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Though the pandemic has increased the cost of running of an otolaryngology practice world over, the impact is huge in India as penetration of health insurance/social security is minimal. As out of pocket expenditure forms a significant proportion of healthcare spending by majority in India, any transfer of additional cost incurred because of Covid-19 pandemic to the patient will burn a bigger hole in their pocket.The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has widespread implications for clinical practice of otolaryngologists in clinics and hospitals. With various reports of otolaryngology practitioners catching infection, a profound structural reorganization of ENT services in the clinic is mandatory for protecting both patients and healthcare workers. The present study focused on quantifying the cost involved in reorganizing the otolaryngology out-patient services in a third world country during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Though the pandemic has increased the cost of running of an otolaryngology practice world over, the impact is huge in India as penetration of health insurance/social security is minimal. As out of pocket expenditure forms a significant proportion of healthcare spending by majority in India, any transfer of additional cost incurred because of Covid-19 pandemic to the patient will burn a bigger hole in their pocket.

关 键 词：COVID-19 Pandemic Otolaryngology Out-Patients ECONOMICS Low- and Middle-Income Countries 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]