Dr. B Reshmi
Associate Dean of MCHP and Professor & Head of the Department
Department of Health Information Management
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaches UG & PG core subjects such as Medical Language, Front Office Management, Operations Management.
- Coordinates credit seminar of the post graduate students.
- Coordinates all the sessional examination of the department
- Supervises and coordinates practical and posting involving liaison with network hospitals.
- Supervises and coordinates student research projects.
- Guides student in research specific area of expertise of health insurance.
Dr. B Reshmi is Professor in the Department of Health Information Management. She handles teaching and project guiding responsibilities of MSc Health Information Management, MSc Health Informatics and BSc Health Information Administration program.
She:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Healthcare Delivery Services | Semester I |
| Health Information Management Practicum | Semester I & III |
| Medical Terminology-I | Semester III |
| Medical Terminology-II | Semester IV |
| Front Office Management | Semester V |
| Operations Management | Semester III |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD in Health Insurance | Health Insurance | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2013 |
| Masters in Hospital and Health Information Management | SOAHS Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | 2005 | |
| MSc in Animal Production and Management | SASRD, Nagaland University | 1998 | |
| BSc Agriculture | SASRD, Nagaland University | 1996 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCHP | Associate Dean and Professor | 2024 | |
| MCHP | Associate Dean and Additional Professor | 2022-2023 | |
| MCHP, Manipal | Associate Professor Sr. Scale and Head | 2018 | |
| SOAHS Manipal | Associate Professor | 2013 | |
| SOAHS Manipal | Assistant Professor | 2008 | |
| SOAHS Manipal | Lecturer | 2006 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Health Economics
Area of Expertise
Health Care Financing
Area of Research
Health Insurance
Awareness, attitude and their correlates towards health insurance in an urban south Indian population - a community based study
2012-01-01 Nair N S K Unnikrishnan B Sabu K M
2012, Management in Health, Vol 16(1), Pg 32-35. The findings indicate that the health insurance companies should come out with a clear policy details as many of the respondents have only vague ideas about their various benefits and risks involved in a policy.
Utilisation of two community based health insurance schemes- by patients visiting a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka
2010-01-01 Noore Sanah
The study aimed to find out the utilisation rates and satisfaction of services by enrolling for two community based health insurance schemes which were currently being operational in the district where the hospital is situated.
A study on the various insurance packages for corporate patients at tertiary care hospital
2012-01-01 Venugpal Prabhu
This study was carried out to find out the knowledge of the health insurance policy holders about the policy they were currently using. This was carried out among patients visiting a private tertiary care hospital.