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FREE BLOG Watch out! Here come the heavyweight tech disrupters

HBI does not often report on deals taking place “across the pond” so when something does make our pages, it’s significant, and a portent of things to come. Amazon’s staggering $3.9bn acquisition of One Medical which we covered earlier this month certainly fits the bill in both regards. Here come the tech disrupters.

FREE BLOG Is there still fertile ground for medical tourism?

As European law homogenises and countries across the continent fall into step, does this mean an end to the once lucrative medical tourism trade enjoyed by countries with softer regulation? Perhaps surprisingly, HBI hears not completely – or at least not yet.

FREE BLOG How to plug the brain drain

A substantial part of the global workforce is born, raised and trained in emerging markets - and then promptly leaves to work elsewhere. How can you plug the brain drain?

FREE BLOG Anti private sentiment – winds of change, or just hot air?

This week, reforms in Germany see us taking another look at the plans of Germany’s controversial health minister Karl Lauterbach. He really doesn’t seem to be a fan of for-profit investors! Are the winds of change coming to flatten the investor landscape – or is he full of hot air?

FREE BLOG If quality comes at a price, why bother?

How much does quality matter? And how do you prioritise it when it actually costs more? This week HBI was at the IFC conference in Cape Town where there were strong views on the subject.

FREE BLOG Not every NHS is created equal

As we update our hospital reports on HBI Intelligence, it becomes increasingly clear that not all NHS systems are created equal. While some systems incentivise the private sector to muck in and help out, in others, private hospitals are seen as costly alternatives to the NHS run by avaricious groups. Take the following four diverse countries:

FREE BLOG How investors can tackle emerging market workforce issues

HBI reports this week that the number of licensed UK dentists in January 2022 was down 9.2% compared to the end of 2020. The government’s solution is, unsurprisingly, to encourage dentists from emerging markets to immigrate. However, this can sometimes leave the country of origin with a brain drain – and discourage investors who might otherwise buy a hospital group in that country.

FREE BLOG HBI’s Team Predictions for 2023

Drawing inspiration from prediction lists that make the rounds this time of year like this one from our sources, we asked some of our team here at HBI to pen down some of their thoughts on what we can expect over the next 12 months and beyond. So here are our top picks for news and trends HBI expects will colour 2023 - across hospitals, labs, elderly care, fertility, dentistry, coronavirus, digitisation and more.

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