Recruitment

 

For-profit medical education – a survey

Public sector education is failing to build the nursing and doctor capacity that is needed around the world.  We talk to academic Kevin Kinser at PennState University in the USA who specialises in tracking the for-profit tertiary education sector about the sector in general and about healthcare specifically.  This is part of a series of articles on medical training and the private sector. 

Lessons from the Future: New York State’s Medicaid Reforms: Presentation, John Howard, KPMG

Around 80-90% of payments to Medicaid providers in New York State will be based on quality outcomes by 2020. Much the new system, perhaps the most advanced of its kind in the world, are already up and running. Here John looks in detail at the implication for providers, whether they are delivering elective acute care or chronic disease management programmes. How is the new system affecting consumers and the behaviour of referring doctors? How is New York using big data to analyse outcomes?

Recruitment, Retention and Training In Emerging Markets: Presentation, Salim Hasham, Mediheal

The former head of healthcare services globally at Aga Khan University and the former head of Johns Hopkins Medicine International global services, Salim has personal experience of running large hospital groups across Africa, South Asia and the USA and now heads up Mediheal, a top 10 operator in Kenya. Here he looks at the three big issues that all emerging market players face in HR and provides three practical solutions for each.

Care of the Elderly – The last 15 years: Presentation, Sophie Boissard, Korian

Korian is Euope's largest care home group. Here Sophie looks at how care of the elderly is changing and what this means in practice from domiciliary care to nursing homes; ehealth apps to payor landscape. How will large care home groups move from meeting needs in the last 18 months to those of the last 15 years?

Interview: Pinak Shrikhande, principal, HealthQuad

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.

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