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French Competition Authority to examine Elsan-MediPole deal

The European Commission has referred the merger of French hospital groups Elsan and MédiPôle Partenaires to the French Competition Authority. The co-founder of Elsan, Dr Michel Bodkier, told Healthcare Europa the process is a formality; and there are calls for more involvement by the private sector in emergency medicine.
February 6, 2017

Digital insurers to dominate Asia

The insurance group Aviva’s recent sale of part of its Hong Kong business to internet giant Tencent proved digital is the destination for China’s insurers. But it’s in health insurance that “digitalisation” will show its true worth predicts Thalia Georgiou, founder of the consultancy Asia Care Group.
February 6, 2017

Iqarus completes first overseas deal with Afghan clinic

UK-based occupational health provider Iqarus, which specialises in “demanding and complex operating environments”, has made its first international acquisition in Afghanistan. We speak to CEO Tim Mitchell about its plans in the war-torn state, and whether Donald Trump’s immigration policy could slash the lucrative market in health screenings needed to get US visas.
February 3, 2017

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka slashes discharge times as it tackles a cultural issue

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, a joint venture between its Indian namesake and the Bangladeshi STS Group, is Bangladesh’s first Joint Comission International accredited hospital. But Apollo’s chief of medical services Dr Prasad Muglikar tells Healthcare Nova it wasn’t costs or resources that were the main barrier to solving the problems of a lack of accountability and leadership on its wards – it was culture.
February 2, 2017

Who is buying Atlas Healthcare?

Atlas Healthcare, which runs two hospitals in Oman, is reportedly about to be taken over by a UAE-based operator for OMR10m (US$26m).
February 1, 2017
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