One month after it sold to private equity house G Square, Unicare has big expansion plans across the Nordics. Tom Tidemann, CEO of Unicare says the group just bought an 80-bed rehabilitation hospital in Norway –and there is more to come.
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eHealth: towards paperless healthcare systems
“eHealth is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it,” was how one attendee at eHealth in Amsterdam used Dan Ariely’s famous take on big data, summing up where the sector is today. There is more than a grain of truth in the jibe. But there is real progress. By 2018, 18 EU member countries are set to go live with the exchange of patient records and e-prescriptions. Estonia, the only country in the world to have a nation-wide Electronic Health Record (EHR) system built its eHealth system for only €10m –the equivalent of €7.50 per head. And Mhealth, remote monitoring and artificial intelligence all promise to transform the sector over the next decade. We investigate progress to date.
July 1, 2016
Finland sees big fee hikes in outpatient specialties
Fees for private doctors in Finland rose up to 28% between 2010 and 2015 – three times higher than the 9% inflation rate. We speak to Ulla Tuominen, senior researcher at Kela (Finland’s social security) and Juha Tuominen medical director at Finland’s largest private operator Terveystalo.
July 1, 2016
Interview: Philippe Tapié, CEO, Maisons de Famille
French nursing homes are finding new ways to reduce costs –and get more patients. That means more homecare, more day care and more remote care, according to Philippe Tapié, CEO of France’s fourth largest elderly care group Maisons de Famille, who has just bought Spanish chain Amma for an estimated €230m.
July 1, 2016
Hong Kong operators eye mainland medical tourists
Hong Kong operators are expanding to mainland China to promote their brands and bring medical tourists to Hong Kong, according to Thalia Georgiou, founder of consultancy firm Asia Care Group. We look at how Hong Kong-based Townhealth, is building dentistry and cosmetic surgery networks on the mainland, one year after Chinese insurer China Life Insurance became its largest shareholder.
June 22, 2016
Apollo gets a foot in China
Indian hospital operator Apollo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with development firm Hainan Ecological Smart City Group (HESCG) to create a large healthcare facility, which includes both a hospital and medical college, in Hainan province.
June 22, 2016
More dentistry deals to come in Europe
Two months after Medlife bought Romania's largest dental chain Dentestet, the European dentistry sector is moving rapidly. Two Italian groups were sold this month and there are ongoing negotiations for Croatian and Lithuanian groups.
June 21, 2016
Southern Dental for sale despite English NHS uncertainty
Third largest dental operator Southern Dental is likely to be put up for sale shortly. And there are strong rumours that the number one, MyDentist (previously IDH), and the number two, Oasis may also be sold. But there are uncertainties around Brexit and the NHS dental reform. We talk to industry insiders about the sector's prospects.
June 21, 2016
Patient summaries and e-prescriptions to be shared across the EU by 2018
The exchange of patient summaries and e-prescriptions will go live across 20 EU member states from 2018. Aiming to create what it calls a "digital single market, the European Union is trying to boost public and private sector involvement in eHealth.
June 13, 2016
Dutch developer FocusCura’s heart monitoring app attracts payors
For the first time in Europe an insurer has agreed to fully reimburse app-based healthcare service, according to app designer FocusCura. Dutch patients using “hartwacht”, an app monitoring heart and cardiovascular diseases, will be fully reimbursed by insurer Zilveren Kruis. The group has developed a comprehensive platform connecting patients and carers – claiming a 26% drop in emergency admission rates.
June 13, 2016
Healthcare Europa May 2016
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Our in-depth report on the likely impacts of the Hospital Structure Act in Germany, an interview with Eduard Maták, partner at Penta Investments - and will ICHOM succeed in standardising outcome measurements?
June 6, 2016
Aster DM expands hospital and pharmacy networks
UAE-based Aster DM is to open two 100-bed hospitals in the emirates of Sharjah and Dubai over the next three months –as part of $100m investment. Each hospital cost between $40m (AED150m) to $54m (AED200m). The group is also planning to build four other hospitals in the next two years.
