Chronic Disease Management

 

Private pay: Rising – but not as fast as you think

Data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) shows the self-pay bubble in the UK seems to have reached its peak. While private pay admissions are still rising across the country, self-pay is out while private medical insurance (PMI) is in.

Icon’s UK debut deal with Nuffield

The UK's largest healthcare charity Nuffield Health is partnering with Australian oncology care provider Icon Group to debut its cancer care radiotherapy services in the UK market. 

Interview – Ingeborg Oie, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer, Huma 

In this wide ranging interview we discuss the future of remote patient monitoring (RPM) software and government progress in ehealth. Through its RPM platform,  Huma claims to massively cut costs and improve outcomes for patients with chronic conditions.

HBI 2023 Panel: Opportunities in Mental Health

As the world faces a mental health crisis, a panel at HBI 2023 discussed the impact telehealth and digital therapeutics have on the sector. But with growing demand and a lack of capacity, to what extent can a crisis of global proportions be tackled?

HBI 2023 Panel: Opportunities in Oncology

Oncology has come a long way in just a few decades to the point where cancer care is increasingly understood as a chronic condition, but more capacity is still needed. At HBI 2023, oncology panelists debated where the best opportunities for growth in the sector lie. Here were some of the takeaways:

HBI 2023: Healthcare regulation – opportunities and risks

Regulatory changes are one of the major concerns among players in healthcare services. A busy panel of lawyers, operators and investors considered this thorny issue at HBI 2023, with a general feeling that even the strictest of regulations can provide some kind of opportunity, and that private funding is so essential a component in health care today, it cannot be legislated away.

Key themes and takeaways from the IFC’s Emerging Markets conference

Last month, thought leaders from private healthcare systems across the globe gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, to network, share their findings, and consider how emerging markets can become more resilient. HBI was there, and these are our key themes and takeaways.

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