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Interview: Stefan Larsson, Senior Partner, BCG

Worldwide, Stefan Larsson foresees a strong move in healthcare away from fee for service, in which quality is not measured and rewarded, to a system which measures and rewards outcomes. He thinks that model will apply across acute, elderly and chronic care. But how real is the shift? Here we talk to Larsson about examples of operators who have seen significant growth and about how payors are about to shift away from DRGs. He is a Co-founder of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM), a not-for-profit devoted to the development of global standards for measurement of health outcomes that matter to patients.

Alzira model looks doomed

The Alzira model looks doomed as Valencia cracks down on the private concessions which run healthcare for over 1m people. The newly elected left wing coalition government is hostile to the model and is carrying out rigorous audits which are likely to destroy profits. Two large insurers have already sold their stakes to Ribera Salud, which is 50% owned by US operator Centene. But there are still international opportunities for Alzira.

Report: Outpatient services – a panacea for private hospitals?

Across Europe hospital groups have been moving into outpatient. In Germany Helios and Rhoen have attempted to build specialist doctor and family doctor centres, buying licences from existing practitioners. The same move can be seen in France, Portugal, Italy and Switzerland.

San Donato expands to Dubai

Italian hospital chain San Donato is expanding to Dubai, says the group's president Paolo Rotelli.

NMC pays nearly $1.8m per bed for ProVita

NMC Health, the UAE’s second largest hospital and outpatient group, has acquired ventilator-dependent, long-term care group ProVita for an enterprise value (EV) of $160.6m in cash. With ProVita currently only having 90 beds, this deal values each bed at close to $1.8m, emphasising the shortage and demand for long-term care in the region.

Regina Maria auction as Medlife stake readies for sale

We look at the bidders for Regina Maria, the second largest Romanian outpatient and hospital group which is being sold by Advent International as investors ready the sale of a minority stake in MedLife, the largest group.

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