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FREE BLOG Why the EU won’t become the global standard-setter for AI regulation 

Last week HBI attended a breakfast event hosted by international law firm BonelliErede on the impact of AI in health care. Vincenzo Salvatore, an expert on EU law and the former head of legal at the European Medical Association (EMA), gave a presentation in which he discussed the EU’s plans for regulating the use of AI.
October 20, 2023

FREE BLOG Temperature-check on whistleblowing cultures

In the UK, the conviction of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby for the murder and attempted murder of numerous infants has shaken the healthcare industry. Many co-workers have since spoken publicly about how their suspicions, although raised, were dismissed by the very institutions meant to prevent harm. 
October 6, 2023

FREE BLOG Do you need a health care background to be a great health care CEO?

Anyone who’s been paying attention to new appointments in the for-profit healthcare sector will have picked up on an interesting emerging trend: executives being poached from outside industries. It raises an interesting question: do you need to have a background in healthcare to be a healthcare leader?
September 29, 2023

FREE BLOG How to run a hospital in a warzone

For-profit hospital groups do not always enjoy the best reputation, especially in countries where an NHS system is revered and protected. Profit, not patient focused, is the accusation. But as recent events have shown, they readily put profit aside for the greater good. Just look at Ukrainian hospital group Dobrobut, and what it has been doing on the frontlines.
September 22, 2023

FREE BLOG The massive potential generative AI offers for health care

The AI Revolution in Medicine GPT-4 and Beyond is an unusual book because it is made up of conversations with Open AI, the research lab part-owned by Microsoft. So the loudest voice in the book is GPT-4. It is a voice which leaves you slack-jawed with amazement.
September 15, 2023

FREE BLOG Why won’t British PMs admit to using private healthcare?

When asked whether he used private healthcare, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was widely criticised for his evasiveness. His response “I grew up in an NHS family” was deemed defective and unsatisfactory, and after repeated calls this year from politicians and journalists to answer the “not relevant” question, he finally caved in.
September 1, 2023

FREE BLOG When needs must: politics and healthcare

Back in May, UK politician Wes Streeting made national headlines when he said patient choice was underused. Waiting lists were at a record high so this comment seems so obvious it's barely worth reporting. Of course the private sector should get involved! And yet because this was the UK, it was worth reporting, not least because Mr Streeting is the health spokesman for the centre-left opposition Labour Party.
August 25, 2023

FREE BLOG Emerging market providers make up half the Top 50

Half the top 50 listed health care service groups globally by market cap are now headquartered in emerging markets. What does that tell us about the sector internationally?  We publish the top 50 with detailed analysis in Deals and Insights.
August 11, 2023
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