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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.

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.

HBI 2021: Whether to buy or build digital health

There are three levels to digitalisation for healthcare providers: the foundation is clinical information systems, the middle is customer patient journey and the top is using data to understand it all. Elsan, Humanitas and Schoen Klinik talked at HBI 2021 about whether to buy or build these capabilities.

HBI 2021: Korian CEO ‘doesn’t want to take company global’

Sophie Boissard, the CEO of pan-European elderly care group Korian, does not want to take the group into a multiplicity of markets, she told delegates at HBI 2021. The stance is in contrast to Bupa and Helios, who are building asset-light digital touchpoints to reach more global customers. 

UK insourcing group for sale

HBI hears that 18 Week Support (18WS), a UK-based group that offers insourcing support for the NHS, is for sale.

Spain’s Alzira costs double after Ribera ejected

Spain may regret dismantling its pioneering Alzira model. HBI hears that costs have nearly tripled since it booted Ribera Salud out of the Valencian project. A similar fate might await Torrevieja, which expires next month.

Amanat sells minority stake in IMC

GCC-investor Amanat Holdings has sold its 13% stake in hospital International Medical Centre, a month after CEO Mohamad Hamade told HBI that it was shifting its strategy towards majority investments.

German election threat to whole healthcare system

Potential winners of Germany's upcoming elections are pledging to abolish private medical insurance (PKV). The move could spell disaster for the whole healthcare sector: it accounts for 37% of all expenditure.

Digital Transformation 5: What next? The future of interventions

Where do we go from here? Technology is driving all aspects of healthcare, not least in surgical intervention. A field of constant innovation in a strive for higher success rates, fewer side effects, reduced length of stay and increased patient satisfaction are all driven by reduced complexity and lower invasiveness. This session explores how technology, […]

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