Media reports on -unfair revenue targets for doctors in India

following are the three links highlighting this practice in India. =========================================== Many doctors working in India's private hospitals are under pressure to carry out unnecessary tests and procedures to meet revenue targets, says a report published in the journal The BMJ . http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/Indian-doctors-under-pressure-to-meet-revenue-targets/articleshow/48800872.cms ======================================================== "In the race to earn higher profits, conscience takes a back seat, and doctors are encouraged to indulge in unethical practice," http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/many-indian-doctors-under-pressure-to-meet-revenue-targets/1/465282.html ============================================================ “For seven years I had to bear the burden of doing unnecessary investigations and procedures, including angioplasty, under pressure from the management of the hospital,” Gautam Mistry, a cardiologist in Kolkata, told The BMJ. http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4312 ========================================================