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Quironsalud replicates Spanish model in Colombia

Fresenius Helios-owned Spanish hospital group Quironsalud has acquired two more hospitals in Medellin, Colombia, and looks to be mirroring its Spanish strategy of building dominant positions in central urban markets. We talk to Fresenius Helios.
September 5, 2019

Unilabs under fire after missing testing targets

Stockholm's Health and Medical Administration has told Unilabs that it might have to fulfil the company's outsourcing tender with sub-contractors after long waiting lists emerged.
September 5, 2019

Diaverum buys in Brazil

Global dialysis provider Diaverum has expanded its Brazilian footprint with another acquisition in Sao Paulo. Figures from the country's nephrology society indicate one in ten dialysis clinics are now owned by the international consolidators.
September 4, 2019

How insurers are delivering preventative care through tech

HBI speaks to Hong-Kong-based insure tech startup CareVoice about how its solution supports insurers to deliver more bespoke plans in China, following its $10m Series A. As most global insurers are trying to pivot from being gatekeepers to caregivers, can solutions that provide preventative support help?
September 4, 2019

Amil under pressure as business is restructured

UnitedHealth Group (UHG) is implementing cost-cutting measures to improve Brazilian insurer Amil's balance sheet and has laid off 300 employees as it restructures operations.
August 29, 2019

French healthcare companies hit by ransomware attacks

French hospital group Ramsay General de Santé has been hit by a ransomware attack affecting all 120 of its healthcare facilities. It comes as lab company Eurofins reveals the full financial implications of the ransomware attack it suffered two months ago.
August 29, 2019

Interview: Dr Jacob Thomas, chairman of Ramsay Sime Darby

The underbidder for Columbia Asia's South and SE Asia's hospital chain which had a $2bn price tag, Ramsay Sime Darby brought together Ramsay's three hospitals in Indonesia with Sime Darby's three in Malaysia in 2013.  We talk to Dr Thomas about offering spare capacity to the public sector at a discounted rate, progress with large-scale PPPs, regulations, medical tourism and expansion plans.
August 29, 2019

French digital startup breaks down healthcare silos

The coordination of homecare services through a digital platform can meet demand faster and more efficiently, but only two such providers currently exist in France. One of them, libheros, received investment from international medical gases giant Air Liquide to go online two years ago. We talk to libheros founder and CEO Florence Herry about doing this in the world's most siloed healthcare system.
August 29, 2019
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