We talk to a start-up launching a new way of broking health care services in hugely over capacity Switzerland, and ask about its plans to build a primary care digital health platform.
Private equity firm Quadria Capital has bought “a large minority stake” into Vietnamese operator FV Hospital, which is now planning to open new primary and outpatient care clinics across central and southern Vietnam. Healthcare Nova talks to Quadria’s co-founder Abrar Mir to find out more.
Sweden-based telehealth app KRY has raised €20m to expand into new markets. The app, which lets patients access a doctor online, is already in Spain and Norway. Its CEO and co-founder Johannes Schildt talks to Healthcare Europa.
Healthspring, which is rolling out what it called an "organised primary care" network across India wants to raise the money it needs to fund expansion over the next 3-4 years. We talk to CEO Kaushik Sen.
Integrated care models where a management company is rewarded for cutting costs by strengthening primary and preventative care and increasing efficiency are starting to roll out across Europe. New contracts are being awarded in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands and population sizes are increasing. The competitors are international groups.
Using AI and machine learning to interpret big data promises to cut fraud, cut costs, deliver massive system improvements and improve diagnosis. Worldwide, there are probably over a thousand IT companies seeking to use big data to improve healthcare outcomes, ranging from Dr Watson, Microsoft, Google, Siemens, Philips and GE through to a myriad of start ups.
Grupo Banmédica, the Chilean group comprising a network of health care centres, clinics and insurers in Peru, is set to invest a further $40m in its Peruvian assets.
Pinak Shrikhande is principal of Delhi-based HealthQuad, a Singapore-based private equity house and Quadria Capital's offshoot company which is investing in healthcare. What is its investment philosophy, and approach to developing assets in telemedicine and recruitment? Healthcare Nova finds out more.
A session at Healthcare Asia on market trends and opportunities in SE Asia brought together three of the largest hospital groups in SE Asia – Siloam in Indonesia, Metro Pacific in The Philippines and KPJ in Malaysia. So how do they see the world and what strategies are they adopting?
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