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Telemedicine law in Russia sparks flurry of investments

A law passed in January legalised digital health services across Russia, paving the way for several large investments in fast-growing platforms including one by the 'Google of Russia'. We talk to some of the biggest players about what the law means and the opportunities for foreign disruptors who want to enter the country.

FREE BLOG Germany opens the door for digital doctors

Doctors in Germany will soon be able to treat patients via phone, text message, email or online chat after a large majority voted in favour of the change at the AGM of the German Medical Association (Deutscher Ärztetag), following a controversial debate.

Radiologists will become “airline pilots”

What impact will AI have on radiology, and vertical integration in the sector? Will radiologists be out of a job? Nic Weber, CEO of "uber-imaging" German chain Medneo, and Arjun Kalyanpur, CEO of Teleradiology Solutions shared their thoughts with attendees at HBI 2018.

Value-based “payment bundles”

AI is being used in hospitals in Sweden to assess how much a patient is likely to cost based on a range of parameters - age, sex, condition, co-morbidities etc - and payors are then putting together "payment bundles" to operators to reflect how much treatment will cost. 

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