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Woe is Greece?

It will come as no surprise that Greece’s healthcare system is under pressure, one that will worsen under new austerity measures. We take a look at what is happening and at a potential saving grace for operators.

Interview: Stefan Larsson, Senior Partner, BCG

Worldwide, Stefan Larsson foresees a strong move in healthcare away from fee for service, in which quality is not measured and rewarded, to a system which measures and rewards outcomes. He thinks that model will apply across acute, elderly and chronic care. But how real is the shift? Here we talk to Larsson about examples of operators who have seen significant growth and about how payors are about to shift away from DRGs. He is a Co-founder of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM), a not-for-profit devoted to the development of global standards for measurement of health outcomes that matter to patients.

MESA moves into France

MESA has bought French diagnostic and imaging provider Sigil. Pantheon Healthcare Group’s MESA says the acquisition is in line with its core business activities of Multi-Vendor Service (MVS) and Managed Equipment Service

The €20 MRI is close to reality

Whilst the tariff for an MRI in Western Europe can be as high as €300 a shot, it is now sub-€100 in Eastern Europe. But in Turkey the target price is €20, says Dimitris Moulavasilis, CEO of Affidea.

Concord plans cancer hospitals

Concord Medical Services, the NYSE-listed Chinese radiotherapy and imaging chain plans to build three oncology hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou to supplement its 140 imaging and radiotherapy centres, which are situated in public hospitals.

Report: Huge investor interest at Healthcare Europa 2015

Click here to see all the presentations from Healthcare Europa 2015 How is the private healthcare services sector in Europe and beyond changing? Healthcare Europa 2015 provided a snapshot of the sector. We report. The fifth Healthcare Europa conference saw delegate numbers double to 430 with streams for acute, dentistry, elderly care and diagnostics in […]

Curagita sells majority share in Deutsche Radiologienetz

German imaging group Curagita has sold 51% of Deutsche Radiologienetz (DR) for around €10m. DR will now become a platform for consolidation in Germany’s fragmented radiology market, without the need for private equity.

Priel and ARX buy Slovenian diagnostic hospital

Healthcare investor and entrepreneur, Joseph Priel, and private equity firm, ARX Partners, have purchased Slovenian hospital DCB (Diagnostic Centre Bled) from family owners. This is believed to be the first big private healthcare services deal in the country. Priel's businesses are now active in at least four countries.

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