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Valencia continues to dismantle Alzira model

The left has removed another hospital from the pioneering Alzira model, whereby a consortium of a for-profit payor, a provider and a property company is paid on a per capita basis to handle all the primary and secondary health care needs of 100,000-250,000 people.
October 15, 2020

Liberia during COVID: A case study for Africa?

A health crisis leading to an economic downturn and a political crisis. Here is a case study of how COVID has hit Liberia based on the view of Gyude Moore, senior policy fellow at the Centre for Global Development, and former Minister of Public Work speaking on Saturday (October 10).
October 15, 2020

Interview: Sofia Palmquist, CEO, Aleris

Pan-Nordic healthcare group Aleris lost its previous owner Investor AB nearly 1bn SEK (€90m) in its last nine months of ownership before PE group Triton acquired it in late 2019. New CEO Sofia Palmquist, pinched from competitor Capio, has been tasked with the turnaround and digitalisation of the company and gives HBI her first public interview since taking the job. 
October 15, 2020

Medgate plans accelerated rollout in Germany after Rhoen JV ends

Swiss telemedicine player Medgate tells HBI that the end of its joint venture with German hospital group Rhoen Klinikum will allow it to roll out faster in Germany after the Asklepios takeover slowed down the project. HBI also checks in on the partnerships between other big hospitals and their telemedicine partners.
October 8, 2020

Deploying new generation apps – 6 things health care operators must get right, and the 13 mistakes they often make

New tech promises to allow humans AI-driven health care conversations over text, voice, and email, leading to real dialogue and much more intelligent monitoring. Some of this stuff is here now.  Here are the six main cornerstones health care operators should know when deploying it, and the 13 big mistakes that affect health care operators when they try and do tech stuff.
October 8, 2020

Regulator: ‘Politics played no role’ in Mehilainen-Pihlajalinna decision

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority's (FCCA) surprise decision to oppose the merger of Mehilainen and Pihlajalinna has nothing to do with the changing political climate around the privatisation of healthcare, its merger control director tells HBI. She also explains why you can't compare it to the merger of Terveystalo and Attendo in 2018. 
October 1, 2020

European operators brace for second wave

COVID's second wave looks either imminent, or is already starting to hit in many jurisdictions. Wave one saw lockdowns and closures - and not all closures were temporary. Will wave two be any different? HBI has been talking to operators across EMEA to see if forewarned is forearmed, how they predict the next few months will go, and what lessons have been learned.
October 1, 2020

The San Donato hospital empire: a financial analysis

HBI's analysis of Italy's largest for-profit hospital operator San Donato Group's accounts answers many questions about the group's financial health before COVID. Like: which hospital accounts for 40% of revenues yet drags down profits by 20%? How concentrated is the business in its Milan stronghold and does this differ for profitability? Which subsidiaries are growing and which aren't?
October 1, 2020

Interview: Justin Ash, CEO, Spire Healthcare

COVID-19 transformed how private hospitals in the UK operate perhaps more than anywhere else, with groups like Spire becoming majority-funded by the NHS for the first time ever. But where does that leave its private business going forward and what has the experience been like? CEO Justin Ash discusses this as well as the lessons learned from recent investigations into transgressions at Spire hospitals.
September 29, 2020

Russian hospitals continue push into oncology

MD Medical has seen oncology revenues soar by 351% in H1 and this month will open its new cancer hospital for patients. It's not alone in diversifying away from self-pay activity.
September 29, 2020
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