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Revenue halves for lab groups

HBI understands that lab groups across Europe are seeing revenue drops of 50% despite having extensive participation in COVID-19 testing. 
April 30, 2020

Mass testing in Belgian nursing homes

Belgium, where health ministry figures show 53% of the country's 7,594 COVID-19 deaths have occurred in care homes is mass-testing all residents and has already completed over 100,000 tests. We are told that there are some surprising results. The aim is to enable homes to build COVID-free operations so that they can start replenishing.
April 30, 2020

UAE mass tests while private hospital revenues drop 50%

The UAE's decision to mass-test its population for COVID-19 and develop responses at the federal rather than emirate-level look to be paying dividends, notwithstanding its very young population. But how far is the private sector involved in the response, both in the UAE and neighbouring Saudi Arabia? HBI talks to local hospital, lab and advisory sources. 
April 23, 2020

Massive underreporting of care home deaths

Anecdotally, care homes across Europe are 'the new epicentre' of the coronavirus but most states still don't have any grasp on how much of the sector is infected. HBI collates reports to assess what the real impact of the coronavirus is across Western Europe. It suggests that rates could be under-reported by 80%.
April 23, 2020

Homebound boost online mental health platforms

Much of the world’s workforce is sat working from home and many others are out on the frontline, either in hospitals or retail. That is presenting new potential customers for a host of online mental health services across Europe as they seek to plug the gap where the public sector has pulled back. Employers, health care providers and individuals – including children stuck at home – are now bumping up demand.
April 23, 2020

Mexico’s private hospitals enlisted in fight after occupancy plummets

Occupancy in Mexico's private hospital sector has plummeted due to COVID-19, a local operator tells HBI. Much of that spare capacity will go towards treating public non-COVID patients after a deal was struck with the government in an effort to prepare for an incoming wave of infected patients.
April 22, 2020

Lawyers expect spike in outsourcing disputes and negligence litigation

The COVID-19 epidemic may see commercial disputes regarding NHS UK outsourcing deals and increased litigation against care homes and hospitals from relatives of deceased loved ones, partners at law firm Addleshaw Goddard tell HBI. This is likely to be true across geographies.
April 21, 2020
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