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Interview: Dr André Schmidt, CEO, RHM Kliniken und Pflegeheim

Every year, €8bn is spent sending two million Germans to residential rehabilitation (reha) units. To outsiders, the approach looks expensive. Many perceive it as an anachronism in the modern world of ambulatory surgery and care at home. But is it? We talk to Andre Schmidt at RHM Kliniken, which is owned by Waterland Private Equity, about the market, its dynamics and its future.
February 12, 2013

FREE BLOG UK a long long way behind on IT in hospitals

The UK lags a long way behind Germany in the implementation of hospital IT, according to enterprise software vendor SAP. Kevin Lynch, who heads up SAP’s healthcare team in the UK, says that only “a handful” of UK hospital groups have implemented even standard back office enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, which bring together human resources, accounting and logistics, plus procurement. By contrast, he reckons that around 70% of German hospitals (public and private) have not only got back-end ERP, but have linked it to patient record software.
February 8, 2013

Report: The UK market for healthcare services outsourcing

The real opportunity over the next two years for the private sector in the UK will be outsourcing community nursing and the functional privatisation of community hospitals, according to PWC. Organisations that can deliver integrated care packages, from community to acute services, will also see opportunities. The market for functional privitisation of acute general hospitals, however, will be limited in the short term.
February 8, 2013

Biggest healthcare insurer in Romania to close doors

Insurer Aegon has bought the Romanian insurance arm of Eureko from Dutch group Achmea. Aegon has decided to close Eureko's healthcare insurance segment, the largest in Romania, with a run-off over the next year.
February 4, 2013

RHM buys Heinrich Mann clinic

Waterland-owned RHM Kliniken has acquired the Heinrich Mann clinic as part of its buy-and-build strategy. We look at how the rehabilitation and specialist nursing home group is developing.
February 4, 2013

Report: How rating sites will change healthcare

TripAdvisor is changing how the travel industry treats customers. Is the same likely to happen to healthcare services? We look at the new review websites growing fast across Europe, propelled by expanding patient choice. What impact will they have on the profession and on private operators? Will they change the market?
February 1, 2013

Why such secrecy around Spire?

A veil of secrecy surrounds one of the largest property deals in the hospital sector. Cinven-backed Spire, the UK hospital chain, has sold 12 of its 38 hospitals to raise £700m. Why the silence?
February 1, 2013

Andronescu denies sale

Florin Andronescu has categorically denied rumours that he and his wife have sold 38% of Sanador, the 400-bed hospital and outpatient clinic group in Bucharest.
February 1, 2013

Sticky for Cygnet

Cygnet, the UK mental health services provider owned by social care group Barchester, has run into troubles during its sale process. Cygnet made £78.2m in sales in 2011, generating EBITDA of £20.8m for a healthy 26.6% margin.
February 1, 2013
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