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Greece – recovery or zombie apocalypse?

We hear that the debt of Euromedica, the Greek diagnostics chain, is being bid for. So what is the situation at the big three Greek hospital groups and Bioiatriki, the labs to hospital outfit? And is there any sign of better times?
November 18, 2017

African health ministers signal closer relationship with private sector

Health ministers from countries including Niger, Senegal and Uganda have signalled a new approach to working closely with the private sector in healthcare provision. We find out more from our contacts who attended the second annual Africa Health Business Symposium (AHBS II) in Dakar earlier this month.
November 15, 2017

Intercare deal could be a game-changer

This summer, Mediclinic, the listed South African, Europe and Mid-East hospital giant, quietly bought into Intercare, a South African outpatient, day hospital and sub-acute and rehabilitation hospital network which specialises in value-based healthcare, providing the best outcomes at the lowest costs. Here is why we think the acquisition is a game changer and why this is a business model that could be exported internationally.
November 7, 2017

First “open to all” NHS-funded telehealth primary care app launches

Telehealth provider babylon has launched the first NHS funded telehealth primary care service which is open to all patients, with a 'GP at hand' app that promises NHS tele-consultations within two hours and face-to-face appointments within a day. Now and Evergreen are also working with the NHGS but offer more limited options. We talk to babylon.
November 6, 2017

Mexican pharmacy chains power into primary care

Mexico's big pharmacy chains are powering into primary care which they see as a good way to sell more prescriptions. They could already be doing as many 500,000 primary care consultations a day according to Chief Innovation Officer Carlos Perez at Proa, the largest private lab group in Mexico who was speaking at Healthcare Latam, the inaugural Pan-Latin American healthcare service event.
October 30, 2017

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. 
October 26, 2017

IVBAR spreads its wings

For-profit healthcare data platform the IVBAR Institute, which works for both payors and operators to analyse patient outcomes, is moving out of its native Sweden. We look at its business model and expansion plans. 
September 27, 2017
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