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Interview: Dr Peter Byloos, Optegra

As HBI reported last week, UK, Czechia and Poland-based ophthalmology platform Optegra Eye Health Care is being acquired by H2 Equity Partners. HBI caught up with Optegra CEO Dr Peter Byloos to hear his views on the market (and inevitably these days, the impact of COVID), and to find out about Optegra’s plans under new ownership. 
December 3, 2020

Strand Medical CEO on why costs differ so much globally

Why do the prices of medical procedures vary so much globally? We talk to Jussi Rantanen, CEO at Strand Medical, a consultancy that specialises in analysing the cost and the quality of care internationally. An orthopaedic surgeon, here is his take on the differences.
November 26, 2020

Special report: How rationing care in the pandemic is killing the elderly

People over the age of 80 are up to three times more likely to die of a COVID-19 infection in countries using rigid rationing guidelines that can exclude the elderly from intensive care - and sometimes even from hospital. HBI's extensive analysis of death, hospital and ICU data reveals that Sweden has lost eight times more, England seven and the Netherlands six of its elderly population compared to Germany. In a special report, we explore how rationing killed the elderly.
November 26, 2020

Second wave of state financial support for private hospitals

Governments across Western Europe are re-instating financial support for private hospitals involved in the second wave pandemic response. Some are treating COVID patients for the first time as hospitalisations soar above first wave numbers, but support packages are heavily-adjusted from those in spring. We talk to operators in Italy, Portugal, Germany and Switzerland and provide an update on the UK and France.
November 19, 2020

Occupational healthcare “cuts cost of absenteeism by half”

The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the working patterns and environments of every type of workforce, resulting in big hits to free-for-service (FFS) business models and new opportunities in remote care. Panellists from Medicover, Medigold and Qualitas discussed this and how good occupational healthcare can reduce the costs of absenteeism by half, at last week's HBI Big Picture Seminar.
November 19, 2020

UK care specialist Heathcotes sells

Care services provider Envivo Group has bought the opco of Heathcotes, while social impact investor Civitas Investment Management (CIM) has acquired the real estate.
November 19, 2020
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