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FREE BLOG Do we need private health insurers?

This week I participated in a webinar hosted by the International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP), the main global trade body for private health insurers. The purpose of this was to present and discuss the Special Report we published on private medical insurance (PMI) in February, to an audience of iFHP’s members.
May 7, 2026

FREE BLOG A visit to GE HealthCare’s Buc site during HBI 2026

In late March, as part of HBI 2026, global medtech firm GE HealthCare hosted a visit to its Buc site in France, one of its main R&D and manufacturing centres for mammography, interventional systems and AI software. The group included ten global healthcare CEOs and a private equity partner. I also had the opportunity to join. The visit offered a closer look at how large-scale medical innovation is developed and delivered.
April 23, 2026

FREE BLOG Some highlights from HBI’s 2026 Healthcare Property Special Report

This week we have published our third annual Special Report on European healthcare property investment. As well as an update on the general state of investment activity in the market, this report features more case studies than last year’s report, and an even more in-depth discussion on the on-going dearth of new developments across most of the continent, and what investors and operators can do to ameliorate the situation.
April 16, 2026

FREE BLOG ‘Agentic AI’ and automation bias

At HBI’s 2026 conference last month I chaired a panel entitled ‘Agentic AI beyond the scribe: What's next for healthcare?’. This included case studies from Oskari Eskola, CEO of Finnish digital health group Beehealthy, and David Reich, President of New York non-profit hospital Mount Sinai Hospital, who each presented multiple new AI tools they’re deploying to improve care quality and efficiency.
April 9, 2026

FREE BLOG HBI 2026: key highlights

Our team is preparing a detailed post-conference report covering all the sessions, but for now, here’s a quick roundup to wrap up the week and highlight some key takeaways. This year, we introduced a Life Sciences stream, spotlighting investment and innovation across pharma.
March 27, 2026

FREE BLOG HBI 2026 — Creating Value in Changing Times

The theme for HBI 2026, Creating Value in Changing Times, reflects the reality that, despite economic and geopolitical shifts, healthcare’s core mission remains the same: creating value for patients. That could mean improving access, outcomes, and experiences, cutting unnecessary costs, investing in technologies and processes that speed up diagnosis or treatment, focusing on prevention, and offering care that is both personal and holistic.
March 19, 2026

FREE BLOG What is “value” in healthcare and how will it be defined in the future?

By 2030, some forecasters see the healthcare landscape transforming from a reactive, acute-care model into a proactive, personalised, and data-driven ecosystem. This shift will be underpinned by the integration of advanced technologies like genomics, the Internet of Medical Things and of course AI. In this vision, healthcare will be reshaped by precision medicine, decentralised care, intelligent hospitals, and AI enabled diagnostics. 
March 12, 2026

FREE BLOG The HBI Healthcare Property Investors Ranking is out now!

Healthcare Business International has published its Healthcare Property Investors Ranking, a read for anyone investing in, advising, or supplying to the European healthcare real estate sector! This comprehensive ranking shines a spotlight on the top players investing capital across hospitals, clinics, and care homes, spanning major European markets. It represents an overview of institutional investment […]
March 5, 2026
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