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Israeli POCT brings cancer screening to a mobile phone

Israeli point-of-care testing (POCT) start up MobileODT uses a mobile phone and attachable scope to screen and detect cervical cancer. CEO and Co-founder Ariel Beery claims it had sales of $60,000 since April 2015 and believes it can become a $1bn business.
May 27, 2015

Telefónica brings subscription mobile health services to two million across Latin America

Healthcare Nova can reveal that mobile phone giant Telefónica is rolling out its mobile health services to all its Latin American countries over the next two months. Launched in Brazil in 2012 it now has 2m customers there. It is also about to turn Saluspot, a platform to message doctors and book appointments, into a subscription service. Mobile health services include 24/7 call centres and SMS health tips and advice.
May 27, 2015

Report: The changing face of the healthcare labour market

The global deficit of healthcare professionals is getting worse. The World Health Organisation estimates the shortage at 7m today rising to 13m by 2035 – or 18m if you include medical technicians. Not to mention the deficits in management staff. Operators need increasingly innovative ways to respond to the HR crisis, driving a paradigm shift in the landscape of medical training, recruitment and operation.
May 26, 2015

Report: Private health insurance to grow at 15% in Emerging Asia

A new report by reinsurer SwissRe lauds the potential of private health insurance (PHI) to transform healthcare in Emerging Markets. Medical insurance premiums are expected to grow at 10% per annum between 2013-2020, double the pace of emerging market GDP growth and triple global health insurance growth. We spoke to the author Clarence Wong, chief economist for Asia at SwissRe.
May 26, 2015

Synlab buys in Africa

European lab group Synlab has made its first acquisition in Africa, buying a majority stake in Medven, the holding company for the Medlab lab and imaging chain. It wants to use this as a base for further growth in West Africa. We think this is the first time a European lab group has bought assets on the ground in Africa.
May 22, 2015

Report: Huge investor interest at Healthcare Europa 2015

Click here to see all the presentations from Healthcare Europa 2015 How is the private healthcare services sector in Europe and beyond changing? Healthcare Europa 2015 provided a snapshot of the sector. We report. The fifth Healthcare Europa conference saw delegate numbers double to 430 with streams for acute, dentistry, elderly care and diagnostics in […]
May 21, 2015

Telehealth – good in theory

In theory, telehealth and remote monitoring should deliver big efficiency savings. Practice says otherwise at one US HMO where approximately 40% of encounters are over the phone, via secure email, or through video.
May 19, 2015

Report: IFC Conference – Them and Us

The World Health Assembly, the largest gathering of healthcare policy makers and stakeholders, begins this week. And nobody expects anything but a cursory mention of private healthcare. The mood in Prague at the recent IFC conference reflected growing frustration with policymakers and a perceived ignorance of the private sector’s offering. But partnership remains indispensable in this industry and some operators see a sea change in attitude.
May 19, 2015
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