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New performance-based payment system for Swiss psychiatry

The new performance-based reimbursement system for Swiss inpatient psychiatric institutions poses "a considerable challenge to the financial management of Swiss psychiatries" according to PwC. Healthcare Europa speaks to Head of Swiss Healthcare at PwC, Patrick Schwendener, to find out more.
September 20, 2018

Swiss hospital group partners up with geriatric clinic

Swiss Medical Network (SMN), Switzerland's second largest private hospital group with 17 facilities across the country, is partnering with Siloah, a geriatric clinic in Bern. We speak to SMN to find out more.
September 14, 2018

Mediclinic consolidates Geneva hospital market

South African, Middle Eastern and European hospital group Mediclinic has expanded in Geneva through its Swiss subsidiary Hirslanden. A joint venture between Hirslanden's Clinique de la Colline and the Clinique des Grangettes will see Mediclinic take 60% equity with a call option to take the remainder in four years time, dependent on performance.
September 5, 2018

Hirslanden appoints new CFO

Hirslanden, the Swiss private clinic group owned by listed South African group Mediclinic, has appointed a new CFO.
July 6, 2018

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Programme that minimises radiation doses for CT scans

CT scans, particularly in emergency settings, can generate high doses of radiation. Affidea has rolled out a programme across its 235 centres in 16 countries which prescribes levels for 72 different CT scans. This is based on its database of 75,000 examinations a month. This has led to Affidea creating 105 unified protocols to standardize operating procedures for CT scans. This program is key to Affidea’s strategy for winning international tenders.
June 26, 2018

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Using spare capacity to offer low-cost imaging

Virtual network of 38 diagnostic centres in Switzerland, set to increase to 45-50 by June 2018. Corpus has built a platform providing flat rate imaging to HMOs and doctors for a discount of between 10% and 45%. This is achieved by acting as a preferred provider organisation for its partners, and through building volume with local exclusivity offerings for its diagnostic centres, directing patients from HMOs to these centres.
June 25, 2018

Building international homecare businesses

Domiciliary homecare is regarded with much scepticism by private equity and many large nursing home groups. How do you build quality?  How do you compete with mom'n'pops? But some groups are definitely building scale internationally.
June 15, 2018

Hirslanden looks to appoint new CFO

Swiss private clinic group Hirslanden, historically the engine of parent group Mediclinic in South Africa, has been spluttering slightly of late. Last month’s results for the year to March saw the value of the group written down by a whopping £644m. Healthcare Europa hears the appointment of a new CFO may be imminent, but our well-place local source has questions about the manner of the appointment.
June 13, 2018
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