What does effective partnering look like? In a keynote session at HBI 2023 entitled ‘How to partner better’, Neil Wright, commercial director at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust shared his experiences.
In the US, firms like Amazon have been looking to dominate the patient journey, a move which seems unconscionable in Europe. To understand this culture shock, HBI spoke to a US-based university hospital operator.
Despite the uncertainty around regulatory reform, there are still significant opportunities in the German outpatient market, according to speakers on the ‘Investing in DACH’ panel at HBI 2023. Dentistry, which isn’t subject to the same regulatory restrictions as other outpatient specialities, presents a particularly big opportunity.
The imaging sector presents a significant opportunity for private investors and operators, given its strong fundamentals and low levels of consolidation. Speakers on the ‘Opportunities in diagnostic imaging and teleradiology’ panel at HBI 2023 were particularly enthusiastic about the opportunity in Germany and France, and about building teleradiology platforms.
Digital tools can add value by improving operational efficiency and reducing costs, as well as by improving access and convenience for the patient. Panellists on the ‘Building the best model for digital’ panel at HBI 2023 stressed that it's important to get implementation right. Business leaders must have a clear vision of what they want to get out of the tools.
The scepticism which used to exist about whether the Saudi government would follow through on its ambitious moonshot projects appears to be dissipating. Investors are now increasingly confident - and enthusiastic - about the opportunities presented by one of the most rapidly developing economies in the world. This was the overwhelming message from speakers on the ‘Investing in MENA’ panel at HBI 2023.
Investors in Europe’s health care sector are increasingly looking at minority stakes and public-to-private deals in the face of market uncertainty and unfavourable debt financing conditions, according to speakers on the Investing in Europe panel at HBI 2023.
High borrowing costs are making large scale health care real estate acquisitions funded by debt unprofitable in Europe, according to a consultant we spoke to at HBI 2023. Instead, investors are concentrating on smaller acquisitions financed purely by cash.
“Doing good is good for business,” said Thomas Rajzbaum, partner at Swedish private equity investment firm EQT Partners, in a succinct summary of the overwhelming sentiment of all the speakers on the ‘Building a robust ESG framework’ panel at HBI 2023.
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