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Pressure grows to restrict investment in German health care

Pressure is growing for a change in German law restricting who can invest in healthcare. If enacted, it could effectively see some outpatient operators “banned”, and restrict who can do telehealth. Is such a development likely? HBI speaks to a trio of German healthcare experts to find out more.
December 16, 2022

Tiny tariff rises will see waiting lists soar in France

French hospitals are in crisis as statutory health insurer (SHI) tariffs have not risen enough to meet rampant inflation. HBI speaks to industry sources to find out the risk to hospitals if this continues.
December 16, 2022

Hungarian reforms risk mass doctor exodus to private pay, and abroad

Around 4,500 Hungarian doctors have threatened to resign en masse, after the government announced controversial reforms which include an option to reduce wages based on vague performance metrics. HBI hears this could drive large numbers into Hungary’s growing private sector.
December 16, 2022

Health care companies must learn to deal with cyber attacks

Cyber attacks on health care are on the rise, and operators focused on preventing attacks need to think more about developing resilience to ensure critical care is protected. HBI speaks to Trevor Dearing, director of critical infrastructure solutions at cybersecurity firm Illumio, to find out more.
December 16, 2022

BMA targets ‘unregulated’ at-home diagnostic tests

In October the British Medical Association (BMA) reported it had found cases of private labs groups offering direct-to-consumer at-home diagnostic tests with ‘misleading’ claims about their accuracy, claiming some of these tests are unregulated. The NHS says such tests risk overburdening GPs with patients who have received misleading information. HBI speaks to Kevin Dryhurst, CEO of private labs operator DAM Health, who argues privately provided direct-to-consumer tests have a role to play in providing some of the preventive care which the NHS is failing to deliver.
December 16, 2022

UK task force boost to NHS outsourcing

The UK government has set up a task force to look at increasing NHS outsourcing to the private sector, as part of its plan to increase capacity and bring down the elective care waiting list. Could this provide a boost for for-profit providers, and will it tempt them to do more NHS work?
December 9, 2022

FMC CEO leaves after just two months in post

Global renal disease specialist Fresenius Medical Care has parted ways with its new CEO just months after announcing her appointment, and scarcely two months after she took up her post. HBI looks at the surprisingly quick turnaround and tries to work out what happened.
December 9, 2022

Affidea subsidiary IMI denies cartel involvement, whilst Unilabs accepts fine

Portugal’s competition authority has accused the country's four largest teleradiology groups of involvement in a cartel for public hospital teleradiology tenders during the years 2015 to 2018. The companies involved include Unilabs subsidiary Dr. Campos Costa, which has admitted involvement, and Affidea subsidiary Imagens Médicas Integradas, which denies involvement.
December 2, 2022
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