HBI 2021

 

HBI 2021: GCC investment approval now ‘takes five minutes’

Is healthcare in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) the next big investment opportunity? According to a panel at HBI 2021 on the MENA region the answer is an emphatic yes, and the region is 'open for business - though not a market for the faint of heart.
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: Next decade will be spent structuring data

It will take another decade for many healthcare providers to adequately structure their data in order to use AI to make a wide-ranging impact on patient outcomes. Most of the solutions in use today are still single-case, ranging from measuring body composition, detecting lung nodules and predicting the risk of a specific disease.
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: Insurers roll out digital platforms across Europe

Axa group in partnership with Microsoft has launched its digital healthcare platform in Italy and Germany this year, and has plans to launch in Spain, Belgium, and the UK in the next two weeks. An expert panel at HBI 2021 made up of Bupa, Cigna and Axa discusses how the Insurer market has changed and the future of digital platforms.
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: Testing numbers will drop, but Covid tests are here to stay

Analysts and strategists in the diagnostics sector have been racking their heads over what business will look like in a post-Covid world. There is a lot of uncertainty over how much of the current Covid testing volume will remain, and how much growth will be seen in B2C demand for other disease testing.
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: Will digital change everything or is it just a ‘marketing tool’?

Operators differ in their visions and ambitions for how digital tools can be used to transform the primary care and diagnostic sectors, from being purely a ‘marketing tool’ that can improve convenience and ease of access for patients, all the way to round-the-clock patient-tracking and data-gathering to be used in combination with genome sequencing and AI to predict and prevent illness and death. 
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: Emerging markets need new business models

Providers in emerging markets must better explore new business models - like subscription-based wellbeing and capitated primary care - if they want to fill the gap left by the public sector, panellists agreed at HBI 2021.
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: The mental health pandemic running alongside Covid

The long term impact of COVID on mental health and psychiatry is unknown as demand is increasing, a panel of European experts at HBI 2021 conference said. They discussed polyaddiction and new symptoms, mental health tech, and the impact of the pandemic on healthcare workforce.
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: Wage inflation biggest concern in Europe

Wages typically make up 50-75% of healthcare service business’ costs, and the prospect of wage inflation in Europe over the coming years is particularly worrying for the sector, especially in the face of stable or even decreasing tariffs. A well-qualified panel at HBI 2021 was divided over whether efficiency gains from digital will offset the hit to margins. 
September 30, 2021

HBI 2021: Assisted living attracting institutional investors

Institutional investors are snapping up half of all new assisted living projects as they collectively up their stakes in the sector. An expert panel at HBI 2021 said that they are recognising the market as a long-term and steady investment.
September 30, 2021
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