Healthcare organisations are facing the pinch as growing demand and tightening economic constraints force them to become more efficient. Reducing operating overheads will alleviate concerns about rising outlay, tight operating and profit margins as well as reactions to spiralling expenditure, thus allowing organisations to pass the savings to patients.

This conference will divulge insights on best practices that have been proven to increase cost-effectiveness. Delegates will bring back ready-to-implement frameworks on reducing operational costs, managing supply chain, process improvement, outsourcing and measuring healthcare delivery effectiveness. Key management personnel from well-known Asian hospitals will share on strategies used to improve costefficiency.

• Uncover pressing challenges and obstacles faced by healthcare providers to remain cost-competitive in Asia

• Delve into how Gleneagles Intan Medical Center reduced the cost of purchasing medical supplies

• Examine how Tan Tock Seng Hospital enhanced the performance metrics of their call center and hip fracture units

• Gain knowledge of how the National University Health System improved performance through better application of

research outcomes

• Study KPJ Hospital’s model for improving cost-efficiency in each function along the overall supply chain

• Glean insights from University of Malaya Specialist Center on attracting and retaining medical personnel and

academic staff

• Discover how Ramsay Health Care Indonesia planned a cost-effective response to healthcare emergencies

• Gather knowledge from National University Hospital on the measures, metrics and techniques used to assess

healthcare delivery