As payers move away from rewarding volume towards rewarding value, care delivery is increasingly organised outside of hospitals. But to what extent is it happening? Speakers at the 2017 HBI conference suggested that while it is too early too announce the death of hospital care, operators are facing some severe disruptions.
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Largest lab chain in CIS region enters Armenia
Private equity house Russia Partners has entered the Armenian laboratory diagnostics market.
April 20, 2017
HBI 2017: What is changing in the healthcare landscape in Emerging Markets?
Emerging Markets will make up 68% of the global GDP and 59% of global consumer spending growth by 2030. But how is the investment landscape changing, and where is the money flowing to? At the HBI 2017 conference in London, Hedley Goldberg, global head of healthcare services at Rothschild, Chinta Bhagat, head of Global Healthcare at Malaysian investment fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad, a big investor in hospital chain IHH, and Khawar Mann, managing director for healthcare at Abraaj, shared their expert views.
April 18, 2017
HBI 2017: Top three obstacles in China
China is a much-coveted market, but it’s not easy to enter and or run a business there. At HBI 2017, three operators already in the country shared their views on the three key challenges they faced.
April 13, 2017
HBI 2017: Want to expand internationally? Focus on cities, not countries
Internationalisation is a key trend of the healthcare industry, as the bulk of acute care M&A deals in EMEA over the past three years occured between different countries. But Chinta Bhagat, head of Global Healthcare at Malaysian investment fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad, says a country or even a region is often not the most relevant unit to look at. At the HBI 2017 conference, he explains that operators need to focus on cities instead.
April 12, 2017
HBI 2017: Do doctors help or hinder the push for quality measurements?
Measuring quality of care is difficult for private healthcare providers, who need to systematically collect, monitor and analyse data and engage with both patients and payers. But is the enemy within? Panellists at the HBI 2017 conference discussed the role of clinicians – and whether they help or hinder the process.
April 11, 2017
French care chain to move towards homecare
Colisée, France’s fifth largest care home chain, has bought 12 nursing homes from GDP Vendôme with the intention of offering a new range of services "between homecare and residential care".
April 10, 2017
HBI 2017: Indonesian conglomerate considers move into healthcare
PT Rajawali Corporation, one of Indonesia’s largest conglomerates, has confirmed to Healthcare Nova it is considering entering the healthcare industry.
April 10, 2017
HBI 2017: How do you recruit, train and retain qualified staff?
How do you recruit, train and retain qualified staff. This was one of the core topics of conversation at HBI 2017, as many operators admitted to struggling with HR-related issues. Salim Hasham, chairman of Kenyan hospital chain Mediheal and ex-SVP at John Hopkins, and Jill Watts, CEO of UK hospital chain BMI, offered some practical solutions.
April 7, 2017
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April 6, 2017
US$82m Lagos hospital project may attract IFC funding
A N32bn (US$82m) greenfield hospital project in the Nigerian city of Lagos consisting of a 150-bed multispecialty hospital and two primary care centres has received the backing of two investors and of potentially a third - development finance institution IFC. John Adesioye, CEO of consultancy Utopian Consulting International, says this is the sort of investment that Nigeria needs.
March 31, 2017
Capio enters the German ophthalmology market
Pan-European healthcare provider Capio has bought German ophthalmology clinic Augenklinik Universitätsallee in Bremen - its first opthalmology acquisition in the country. Henrik Brehmer, SVP Group Communication at Capio, talks to us about the deal. Is Capio looking to buy more in this market?
