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Does Value Health have a future?

Value health is the revolutionary idea pioneered by Harvard guru Michael Porter. He had the temerity to suggest providers should be rewarded for quality, rather than activity and that the patient should be viewed and consulted as customers. Invented in the early noughties, it hit a high water mark 7-8 years ago when Obamacare was rolled out incorporating the concept. Then it felt like an inexorable river.
May 16, 2019

Korian enters the Dutch market

Europe's largest nursing home group by revenue has expanded into the Netherlands with the acquisition of a small, high-end Alzheimer's specialist. We speak to a Dutch adviser about the move.
May 9, 2019

FREE BLOG Is value health dead?

A decade ago value health was flying high. Launched by Harvard guru Michael Porter in 2006 the idea was enthusiastically espoused by Barak Obama and central to Obamacare. Then along came Trump. Meanwhile, the fiendish complexity of health care has stymied efforts. So where is it now? ICHOM 2019 in Rotterdam with 1,250 delegates was a great place to find out.
May 8, 2019

Could the Netherlands ever de-privatise healthcare?

Some insurers and operators in the country feel that the position of private companies is increasingly under threat – and ultimately that the Dutch system might even be de-privatised. How realistic is this? We speak to a Dutch insurer to find out more.
April 23, 2019

UK domiciliary care franchise to enter the Netherlands

UK domiciliary care provider Heritage Healthcare is searching for a candidate to run a Dutch master franchise. We speak to the company’s director of franchising and to a Dutch market expert about the move.
April 4, 2019

From factory to decision support engine

We interview Claudia Pronk, CEO of Atalmedial, one of the largest Dutch diagnostic lab with a network of more than 100 outpatient clinics and collection locations, about its journey to providing doctors with very detailed, actionable diagnoses and also about the Dutch market.
April 1, 2019

Orpea advances in Latin America

Orpea, Europe's second-largest nursing home operator by revenue, has made big strides in Latin America, with acquisitions in Chile, Brazil and Uruguay in 2018. We speak to a market expert about its expansion, with a focus on Brazil, and its full-year results published this week.
March 28, 2019

Change in financing of Dutch psychiatry could increase tariffs

A new law for the financing of long-term psychiatric care in the Netherlands has been sent to parliament. We speak to a Dutch source on what this could entail for operators on the market, including the possible increase of tariffs by 2021.
March 28, 2019

Gilde Healthcare raises €200m fund for European healthcare providers

Healthcare-specialised private equity firm Gilde Healthcare launched its third fund last week worth €200m. The fund, Gilde Healthcare Services III, will focus on lower mid-market healthcare providers and medical product suppliers in the Benelux and DACH regions. Gilde is currently invested in nursing home operator Stepping Stones, domiciliary care, occupational healthcare and a number of […]
March 14, 2019
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