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Unmanned care booths – the future of primary care?

Unmanned primary care booths hosting a battery of tests and video links to medics at a nearby hospital are expected to be launched in the USA in July 2017. Enabling hospitals to massively expand their primary care channel to market, the company behind them reckons it can finance much of its growth from forward orders. We look at the new booths, the state of the art tests they will host and the underlying business model. Is this ganja smoke or reality?
January 6, 2017

Quironsalud enters Peru

Spain’s largest healthcare provider, Quironsalud, which was recently bought by German hospital operator Fresenius Helios, has entered the Peruvian market through the acquisition of a 50% stake in Clinica Ricardo Palma in the capital Lima.
January 5, 2017

FREE BLOG How telehealth can help in war zones

The healthcare needs of those affected by war, either based in conflict zones or refugee camps, cannot be underestimated - and nor can the difficulty faced in providing it. Access to healthcare services is often limited to sparsely equipped temporary installations, run by overworked aid workers. Doctors, equipment and drugs are all in short supply. What then is the answer?
December 22, 2016

Practo buys Enlightiks

Indian e-health platform Practo has acquired Enlightiks, a business intelligence and predictive analytics software targeting healthcare operators, for an undisclosed amount.
December 22, 2016

Clove Dental plots $25m-$30m crowning glory

Indian dental clinic chain Clove Dental is preparing to execute an expansion plan that could see it invest between US$25m and US$30m into building a network of 600 clinics over the next five years.
December 22, 2016

Brazil’s Hermes Pardini to IPO

Brazil’s fourth largest diagnostics group Hermed Pardini has filed for an IPO, with proceeds expected to fund new acquisitions and greenfield projects – less than two months after competitor Alliar.
December 20, 2016

TPG to buy minority stake in Fortis Healthcare?

Private equity group TPG are rumoured to be in talks to buy a 26% stake in India’s second largest hospital chain Fortis. One consultant says the timing is somewhat unexpected.
December 20, 2016

MBAs and executive training courses – are they worth the time and money?

You can’t become an expert in healthcare services overnight - but there are courses, MBAs or much shorter executive training courses - which say they can help to transform you or your staff into the next generation of healthcare managers, leaders and entrepreneurs. But can they really do this - and are they good value for money? Where should you send yourself, or your staff, to fill any gaps in knowledge that might be putting the brakes on a career? And does it matter if the management course isn’t focussed on healthcare at all?
December 14, 2016

Interview: Nick Hernandez, CEO of US healthcare consultancy ABISA

Boutique US advisory firm ABISA says it is working with Swiss clients for a healthcare deal in Eastern Europe. The expansion is likely to focus on medical tourism, telehealth and oncology - ABISA’s three main areas of expertise. We talk to founder Nick Hernandez.
December 14, 2016
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